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The Chief Joseph Dam, a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River near Bridgeport, Washington As of 2023 [update] , the U.S. state of Washington has 1,242 dams that are able to impound 10 acre-feet or more of water and are regulated by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE).
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is a secondary function. [ 1 ]
It was created by Mayfield Dam on the Cowlitz River, one of the dams in the Columbia River watershed. The Mayfield Dam was constructed in 1963 as a concrete arch and gravity dam. At 250 feet (76 m) high and capable of generating 162 megawatts, it supplies Tacoma Power with a large percentage of its entire hydroelectric power supply, second only ...
The Elwha Dam was a 108-ft (33 m) high dam located in the United States, in the state of Washington, on the Elwha River approximately 4.9 miles (7.9 km) upstream from the mouth of the river on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States, on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington. At the dam, the river is the border between Columbia and Whitman counties ; [ 2 ] it is nine miles (14 km) northeast of Starbuck and 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton .
The location of the state of Washington in the United States of America Grand Coulee Dam has long been emblematic of infrastructure in the State of Washington, and is one of two dams mentioned in the official state folk song, Roll On, Columbia, Roll On". But its scale has been eclipsed by several 21st century infrastructure projects.
Thousands of Washington residents are left in the dark after a wintry mix of precipitation entered the state on Tuesday. As of 8:48 a.m. PT Wednesday, the Evergreen State had over 88,000 reported ...
Lake Pateros is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington.It was created in 1967 with the construction of Wells Dam.The reservoir lies almost entirely in Douglas and Okanogan counties, although the dam itself lies partially in the easternmost portion of Chelan County.