Columbia Basin Project

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The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.

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Surface form As subject As object
Columbia Basin Project Act 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric development project
irrigation project
water resources development project
benefits regional economic growth
rural community development
constructionStartDate 1933
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedBy Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
enablingDamOwner Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
environmentalImpact alteration of natural river flows
changes in local ecosystems
hasComponent Banks Lake NERFINISHED
Dry Falls Dam
East Low Canal
Main Canal
North Dam
O’Sullivan Dam
Potholes Reservoir
East Low Canal
surface form: West Canal

numerous lateral canals
irrigatedArea more than 600,000 acres
locatedIn Columbia Plateau
surface form: Columbia Basin

central Washington State
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Adams County, Washington NERFINISHED
Douglas County, Washington NERFINISHED
Franklin County, Washington NERFINISHED
Grant County, Washington NERFINISHED
Lincoln County, Washington NERFINISHED
Washington State, United States
surface form: State of Washington
mainDam Grand Coulee Dam
majorExpansionPeriod 1940s
1950s
1960s
operator Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
plannedIrrigatedArea about 1,100,000 acres
powerDistributionFrom Grand Coulee Dam
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal and industrial water supply
recreation
regionServed Columbia Plateau
central Washington agricultural communities
supportsIndustry agriculture
dairy production
food processing
livestock production
usesRiver Columbia River
waterSource Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam

Referenced by (4)

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MWAK Company associatedWith Columbia Basin Project
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake createdForProject Columbia Basin Project
Grand Coulee Dam governingLaw Columbia Basin Project
this entity surface form: Columbia Basin Project Act
Grand Coulee Dam partOf Columbia Basin Project