North Dam
North Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam near the town of Grand Coulee in Grant County, Washington, United States. Construction of the dam began in 1946 and it was completed in 1951.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Coulee Bridge.
Grand Coulee Bridge
Bridge
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The Grand Coulee Bridge, or Columbia River Bridge at Grand Coulee Dam, is a through-cantilever steel truss bridge built in 1934–35. It carries State Route 155 across the Columbia River immediately below Grand Coulee Dam, near the city of Grand Coulee, Washington. Grand Coulee Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of North Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Coulee and Electric City.
Grand Coulee
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Grand Coulee is a city in the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State. It is on the shore of Lake Roosevelt just above the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest hydroelectric power producer in the United States.
Electric City
Village
Electric City is a city in Grant County, Washington. The population was 956 at the time of the 2020 census. The community was named for its proximity to the power source at Grand Coulee Dam.
Coulee Dam
Village
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Coulee Dam is a town in Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties in the state of Washington. The Douglas County portion of Coulee Dam is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,211 as of the 2020 census. Coulee Dam is situated 2½ miles northeast of North Dam.
North Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Grant County, Washington
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Grant, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“North Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “North Dam”
- German: “North Dam”
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