Grand Coulee Dam
concrete hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States
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Summary
Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of gravity dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,186 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Okanogan County[3], Grant County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: hydroelectric power station[6], pumped-storage power station[7]
- Commons category: Grand Coulee Dam[8]
- Inception: January 1, 1941[9]
- Coordinate location: 47.95611, -118.98181[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Columbia River[11]
- Official website: http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/[12], https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/[13]
- Heritage designation: Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[14]
- Native label: Grand Coulee Dam[15]
- Length: 1592[16]
- Nominal power output: 6809[17]
- Capital cost: 1,860,000,000[18]
- Next crossing upstream: Keller Ferry[19]
- Next crossing downstream: Grand Coulee Bridge[20]
- Hydraulic head: 380[21]
- Drainage basin: Columbia Basin[22]
- Reservoir created: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake[23]
Why It Matters
Grand Coulee Dam has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]