O’Sullivan Dam
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O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O’Sullivan Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea | Potholes State Park ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1947 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | large-scale agricultural development of Columbia Basin ⓘ |
| engineeringProject |
Columbia Basin Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Basin Project main works
|
| feedsIrrigationDistrict |
Columbia Basin Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Basin irrigation areas
|
| formsReservoir | Potholes Reservoir ⓘ |
| function |
regulates flows to downstream irrigation canals
ⓘ
stores excess Columbia Basin Project water ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivities |
boating on Potholes Reservoir
ⓘ
fishing on Potholes Reservoir ⓘ waterfowl hunting in surrounding area ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 200 feet ⓘ |
| impact | supports irrigation for hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland ⓘ |
| length | about 19,000 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
central Washington ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Grant County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Potholes Reservoir ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| namedAfter | local landowner or early settler with surname O’Sullivan ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Moses Lake, Washington
ⓘ
Othello, Washington ⓘ |
| opened | 1949 ⓘ |
| owner |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf | Columbia Basin Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Columbia Basin Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Basin Project irrigation area
|
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 1,000,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Potholes Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
irrigation water storage
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Columbia River Basin ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| volume | on the order of tens of millions of cubic yards of earthfill ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Columbia Basin Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River via Columbia Basin Project canals
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.