Box Canyon Dam
Box Canyon Dam is a gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend Oreille River, in northeastern Washington state in the United States. It has a capacity of 90 MW and an average expected production of 60 MW.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Pend Oreille County, Washington
- Also known as: “Box Canyon Dam (Washington)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ione and Metaline.
Ione
Village
Ione is a town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 428 at the 2020 census. Ione is situated 2½ miles south of Box Canyon Dam.
Metaline
Village
Metaline is a town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 162 at the 2020 census. Metaline is situated 5 miles north of Box Canyon Dam.
Metaline Falls
Village
Photo: Ruthven78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metaline Falls is a town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 272 at the 2020 census. Metaline Falls is situated 6 miles north of Box Canyon Dam.
Box Canyon Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Pend Oreille, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.78057° or 48° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
-117.41077° or 117° 24′ 39″ westElevation
2,034 feet (620 metres)Open location code
85W4QHJQ+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 909226282OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Box Canyon Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Box Canyon Dam”
- Czech: “Přehrada Box Canyon”
- German: “Box Canyon Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Бокс-Каньйон”
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