Chief Joseph Dam
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Chief Joseph Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Washington State and one of the biggest run-of-the-river power-producing dams in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Joseph Dam Powerhouse | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
run-of-the-river dam ⓘ |
| blocksFishMigration | true ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bonneville Power Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Bonneville Power Administration transmission system
|
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Douglas County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| fishPassage | no fish ladders ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction | reduces Columbia River flood risk downstream ⓘ |
| generatesPowerFor |
Western Interconnection
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest grid
|
| hasPublicRecreationAreas | true ⓘ |
| height |
236 feet
ⓘ
72 meters ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 2620 MW ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 48.0° N ⓘ |
| length |
1592 meters
ⓘ
5223 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedOnRiver | Columbia River ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 119.65° W ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chief Joseph
ⓘ
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Bridgeport, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 27 ⓘ |
| oneOfLargestRunOfRiverDamsIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| openingDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| operatorDivision |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| ownedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| partOf | Columbia River hydropower system ⓘ |
| powerhouseCompletionDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| provides | recreation opportunities on Rufus Woods Lake ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoir | Rufus Woods Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 590000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| runOfTheRiver | true ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| structureType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| tribeAssociatedWithNamesake | Nez Perce ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Wells Dam ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Columbia River ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chief Joseph Dam Powerhouse