Priest Rapids Dam
Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam located on the Columbia River between Yakima County and Grant County in the U.S. state of Washington.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Grant / Yakima counties, Washington
- Also known as: “Barrage de Priest Rapids” and “Barrage Priest Rapids”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Desert Aire.
Desert Aire
Village
Desert Aire is a census-designated place in Grant County, Washington, United States. Desert Aire is situated 2½ miles north of Priest Rapids Dam.
Priest Rapids Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Kittitas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.64319° or 46° 38′ 36″ north
Longitude
-119.90949° or 119° 54′ 34″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
85R2J3VR+76
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Priest Rapids Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Priest Rapids Dam”
- French: “barrage des rapides de Priest”
- French: “Barrage des rapides de Priest”
- German: “Priest Rapids Dam”
- Japanese: “プリースト・ラピッズ・ダム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Priest Rapids-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Priest Rapids-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Priest Rapids”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mattawa and Levering.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Priest Rapids and Grant County Fire District 8 Station 83.
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