Boundary Dam

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Boundary Dam is a major hydroelectric facility on the Pend Oreille River in Washington State, known for its significant power generation capacity within the Columbia River hydropower network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
power station
basin Columbia River Basin
commissioned 1967
constructionBegan 1964
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates Boundary Reservoir
downstreamFrom Box Canyon Dam NERFINISHED
FERCProjectNumber 2144
gridConnection Bonneville Power Administration
surface form: Pacific Northwest power grid
hasEnvironmentalMitigationPrograms yes
hasFishPassageMeasures yes
hasLicense Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license
hasRecreationArea Boundary Dam Recreation Area
hasSpillway yes
hasType concrete arch dam
height 340 feet
about 104 meters
installedCapacity about 1,003 MW
isMajorSourceOfPowerFor Seattle City Light customers
length about 226 meters
about 740 feet
licenseRenewalIssued 2013
locatedIn Pend Oreille County, Washington NERFINISHED
Washington
surface form: Washington State
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOnRiver Pend Oreille River
near Metaline Falls, Washington
numberOfTurbines 4
openingDate 1967
operatedBy Seattle City Light
ownedBy Seattle City Light
partOf Columbia River hydropower system
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project
surface form: Seattle City Light Skagit–Pend Oreille generation system
partOfNetwork Columbia River hydropower system
surface form: Columbia River hydropower network
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose hydroelectric power generation
region Pacific Northwest
reservoir Boundary Reservoir
state Washington
supportsUse flood control (limited)
recreation
regional electricity supply
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Boundary Reservoir tailrace

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