Rock Island Dam
Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Built from 1929 to 1933, it was the first dam to span the Columbia.
Photo: Lewenstein, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington state
- Also known as: “Rock Island vannkraftverk”
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Rock Island
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Rock Island Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Douglas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.34322° or 47° 20′ 36″ north
Longitude
-120.09335° or 120° 5′ 36″ west
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
84VX8WV4+7M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Rock Island Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Island Dam”
- German: “Rock Island Dam”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rock Island-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Rock Island-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Рок-Айленд”
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Places to explore: Rock Island Rapids and Rock Island Creek.
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