Grand Coulee Dam
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Grand Coulee Dam
Summary
Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,687 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Grand Coulee Dam is located in Okanogan County[3].
- Grand Coulee Dam is located in Grant County[4].
- Grand Coulee Dam is in the country of United States[5].
- Grand Coulee Dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam[6].
- Grand Coulee Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
- Grand Coulee Dam's instance of is recorded as pumped-storage power station[8].
- Grand Coulee Dam's Commons category is recorded as Grand Coulee Dam[9].
- January 1, 1941 marks the founding of Grand Coulee Dam[10].
- Grand Coulee Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.95611, 'longitude': -118.98181}[11].
- Grand Coulee Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Columbia River[12].
- Grand Coulee Dam's official website is recorded as http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/[13].
- Grand Coulee Dam's official website is recorded as https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/[14].
- Grand Coulee Dam's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[15].
- Grand Coulee Dam's native label is recorded as Grand Coulee Dam[16].
- Grand Coulee Dam's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1592'}[17].
- Grand Coulee Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'amount': '+6809'}[18].
- Grand Coulee Dam's capital cost is recorded as {'amount': '+1860000000'}[19].
- Grand Coulee Dam's next crossing upstream is recorded as Keller Ferry[20].
- Grand Coulee Dam's next crossing downstream is recorded as Grand Coulee Bridge[21].
- Grand Coulee Dam's hydraulic head is recorded as {'amount': '+380'}[22].
- Grand Coulee Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Columbia Basin[23].
- Grand Coulee Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake[24].
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Geography
Grand Coulee Dam is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Okanogan County[3], a county of Washington[25], in United States[26], founded in 1888[27] and Grant County[4], a county of Washington[28], in United States[29], founded in 1909[30].
Physical Characteristics
Grand Coulee Dam's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1592'}[17].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include gravity dam[6], hydroelectric power station[7], and pumped-storage power station[8]. Grand Coulee Dam's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[15].
History and Context
January 1, 1941 marks the founding of Grand Coulee Dam[10].
Why It Matters
Grand Coulee Dam ranks in the top 2% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,687 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]