Priest Rapids Dam

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Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State that generates power and helps regulate river flow as part of the region’s larger hydropower system.

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Priest Rapids Dam canonical 3
Priest Rapids 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
commissioned 1961
constructionBegan 1956
country United States
county Grant County, Washington
crosses Columbia River
downstreamDam Hanford Reach (undammed reach)
energySource hydropower
gridConnection Pacific Northwest power grid
hasFishPassage fish ladders
hasFunction electricity generation
flow regulation
hasInfrastructure fish ladders
powerhouse
spillway gates
hasSpillway yes
isInWatershed Columbia River watershed
isOnBorderOf Grant County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington
isPartOfCascade Columbia River dams cascade
isPublicUtilityProject yes
locatedIn United States
Washington State
linked to: Washington
locatedOnRiver Columbia River
namedAfter Priest Rapids
linked to: Priest Rapids Dam
nearSettlement Desert Aire, Washington
linked to: Withrow, Washington

Mattawa, Washington
numberOfTurbines 10
openingDate 1961
operator Grant County Public Utility District
ownedBy Grant County Public Utility District
partOf Columbia River hydropower system
Federal Columbia River Power System
plantType run-of-the-river
purpose hydroelectric power generation
river flow regulation
region Pacific Northwest
regulatesFlowFor downstream Columbia River reaches
reservoirName Priest Rapids Lake
riverBasin Columbia River Basin
state Washington
turbineType Kaplan turbine
linked to: Kaplan turbines
upstreamDam Wanapum Dam

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Lake Wallula locatedDownstreamOf Priest Rapids Dam
Wanapum Dam upstreamFrom Priest Rapids Dam
Priest Rapids Dam namedAfter Priest Rapids
linked to: Priest Rapids Dam