La Grande Dam
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.
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “LaGrande Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Alder Dam.
Alder Dam
Power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eatonville.
La Grande Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Thurston, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.8229° or 46° 49′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.3043° or 122° 18′ 16″ west
Elevation
925 feet (282 metres)
Open location code
84RVRMFW+57
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“La Grande Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Grande Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “La Grande Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد لاجراندى”
- German: “Talsperre LaGrande”
- Italian: “diga di LaGrande”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ла-Гранде”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Grande and New Reliance.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Nisqually River at La Grande Dam and Newton Creek Ecological Area.
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