Grand Coulee Dam
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Height | 16800 (cm) |
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Locations | Grant |
Okanogan | |
Coulee Dam | |
Grand Coulee | |
Washington | |
Annual generation | 20. 24 TWh |
Spillway capacity | 1,000,000 cu ft/s (28,317 m3/s) |
Turbines | 33: 27 × Francis turbines; 6 × pump-generators |
Capacity factor | 36% |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2306727 |
About Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U. S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had only two powerhouses.