Chief Joseph Dam
The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River, 2.4 km upriver from Bridgeport, Washington. The dam is 877 km upriver from the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria, Oregon.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Barrage Chief Joseph”, “Barrage du Chief Joseph”, “Foster Creek Dam”, and “Rufus Woods Lake”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Gallaher House.
Gallaher House
Residential building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgeport.
Chief Joseph Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Douglas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.99514° or 47° 59′ 43″ north
Longitude
-119.64033° or 119° 38′ 25″ west
Elevation
889 feet (271 metres)
Open location code
85V2X9W5+3V
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Chief Joseph Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chief Joseph Dam”
- Chinese: “約瑟夫酋長水壩”
- Czech: “Přehrada náčelníka Josefa”
- French: “barrage de Chef Joseph”
- French: “Barrage de Chef Joseph”
- German: “Chief-Joseph-Talsperre”
- Japanese: “チーフ・ジョゼフ・ダム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chief Joseph-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Chief Joseph-demningen”
- Slovenian: “Jez poglavarja Josepha”
- Spanish: “Presa Chief Joseph”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Вождя Джозефа”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Downing and Rocky Butte.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Foster Creek and Reef Rapids.
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