Panoramic View below Grand Coulee Dam, WA. Almost a MILE long
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- Published: 2010-05-24
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- Author: TheLostLake
Panoramic View below Grand Coulee Dam, WA. Almost a MILE long Video showing lower part of dam. Beautiful sunny day. Heading back from Spokane to Arlington and Camano Island with the family. Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Thank you for watching. www.thelostlake.com Grand Coulee Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in the US state of Washington. It is the largest electric power-producing facility[5] and the largest concrete structure in the United States.[6] It is the fifth largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world, as of the year 2008. Largest concrete dam and concrete structure in North America with 11975521 yd³ (9155942 m³) used[24] Total length of dam 5223 ft (1592 m) Length of main dam: 3867 ft (1178 m) Length of forebay dam: 1170 ft (356 m) Length of Wing Dam: 186 ft (56 m) Hydraulic height: 380 ft (116 m) Height of dam from bedrock: 550 ft (168 m) Height above original streambed: 401 ft (122 m) Reservoir Lake Roosevelt stretches for 151 mi (243 km) Average release: 110000 ft³/s (3100 m³/s) 4 power plants, 33 generators Installed generating nameplate capacity: 6809 MW [24] Annual energy production: 25 TWh in 2007[25] (varies with annual river flow) Capacity factor: 41.9% in 2007 In 2007, Grand Coulee generated the second-most energy among US power facilities, after the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant at 26.78 TWh.[25] Palo Verde has a lower nameplate capacity but operates at a higher capacity factor, giving it slightly more annual <b>...</b>
![Salmon Creek Dam in Alaska. The first known arch dam, the Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume Dam, was built by the Romans in France and it dates back to the 1st century BC.[2][3][4] The dam was about 12m high and 18m in length.](http://web.archive.org./web/20101208032450im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/8b/74/01a58435d4550436f74cb98c2d00_grande.jpg "Salmon Creek Dam in Alaska. The first known arch dam, the Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume Dam, was built by the Romans in France and it dates back to the 1st century BC.[2][3][4] The dam was about 12m high and 18m in length.")
![Salmon Creek Dam in Alaska. The first known arch dam, the Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume Dam, was built by the Romans in France and it dates back to the 1st century BC.[2][3][4] The dam was about 12m high and 18m in length.](http://web.archive.org./web/20101208032450im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/8b/74/01a58435d4550436f74cb98c2d00_thumb.jpg "Salmon Creek Dam in Alaska. The first known arch dam, the Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume Dam, was built by the Romans in France and it dates back to the 1st century BC.[2][3][4] The dam was about 12m high and 18m in length.")
