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Wanapum Dam. Wanapum Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River downstream (south) from Vantage, Washington where Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia from Grant County into Kittitas County. It is owned by the Grant County Public Utility District. Its reservoir is named Lake Wanapum.
The Wanapum (also Wanapam) tribe of Native Americans formerly lived along the Columbia River from above Priest Rapids down to the mouth of the Snake River in what is now the US state of Washington. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam. [1][verification needed] The name "Wanapum" is from the Sahaptin ...
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park/Wanapum Recreational Area is a geologic preserve and public recreation area covering 7,124-acre (2,883 ha) on the western shoreline of the Columbia River 's Wanapum Reservoir at Vantage, Washington. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s, which led to creation of the state park as a ...
Shown is the Wanapum Dam in Grant County, Washington. Senators react to treaty agreement Once finalized, the updated treaty must be ratified by the U.S. Senate.
Averaging a major dam every 72 miles (116 km), the rivers in the Columbia watershed combine to generate over 36,000 megawatts of power, with the majority coming on the main stem. Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, [ 1 ] generating 6,809 megawatts, over one-sixth of all power in the basin.
147.1. Lake Bonneville. at Bonneville, Oregon and North Bonneville, Washington. 45°38′32″N 121°56′41″W / 45.642265°N 121.944792°W / 45.642265; -121.944792 (Bonneville Dam) Bridge of the Gods. 148.3. Pacific Crest Trail. Cascade Locks, Oregon. to near Stevenson, Washington.
The original town of Vantage was flooded by the Columbia River when the Wanapum Dam was placed into operation. Interstate 90 's Vantage crossing of the Columbia River in a 270° panorama from the north; Vantage is at the west end (right) of the bridge.
Wanapum Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1963 with the construction of Wanapum Dam . It stretches from there upstream to the Rock Island Dam .