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.

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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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Latitude

46.80113° or 46° 48′ 4″ north

Longitude

-122.31009° or 122° 18′ 36″ west

Elevation

991 feet (302 metres)

Open location code

84RVRM2Q+FX

GeoNames ID

5785435

Wikidata ID

Q4713614

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Satellite Map

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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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