Wanapum Dam
Wanapum Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River downstream from Vantage, Washington where Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia from Grant County into Kittitas County.
Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beverly and Schwana.
Beverly
Hamlet
Beverly, Washington, United States, is a small… Beverly is situated 3½ miles southeast of Wanapum Dam.
Schwana
Hamlet
Schwana is an unincorporated community and… Schwana is situated 4 miles southeast of Wanapum Dam.
Vantage
Village
Vantage is a census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. Vantage is situated 5 miles north of Wanapum Dam.
Wanapum Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Grant / Kittitas counties, Washington state, United States of America
- Categories: gravity dam, embankment dam, and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Kittitas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.87462° or 46° 52′ 29″ north
Longitude
-119.97161° or 119° 58′ 18″ west
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
85R2V2FH+R9
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wanapum Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wanapum Dam”
- Chinese: “Wanapum 水壩”
- German: “Kraftwerk Wanapum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wanapum-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Wanapum-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ванапум”
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