Alder Dam
Alder Dam is a concrete thick arch dam on the Nisqually River in the U.S. state of Washington. The construction began in 1942 and was completed in 1945.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include LaGrande Dam.
LaGrande Dam
Power station
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LaGrande Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Nisqually River, on the border of Pierce County and Thurston County, Washington. LaGrande is the lesser of two coordinated dams on the Nisqually, situated two miles north of the other, Alder Dam. LaGrande Dam is situated 2½ miles north of Alder Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eatonville and Elbe.
Eatonville
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Eatonville is a town in the foothills of Mount Rainier, near the south end of Puget Sound in Washington State.
Elbe
Village
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Elbe is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census. Elbe is situated 6 miles southeast of Alder Dam.
Alder Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Washington, United States of America, United States of America
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Alder Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alder Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Alder Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الدر”
- German: “Alder-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Alder”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Алдер”
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