Boundary Dam

Boundary Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam, finished in 1967, on the Pend Oreille River, in the U.S. state of . The dam is located in the northeast corner of Washington state.
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Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: hydroelectric dam in Washington State, United States
  • Also known as: “Boundary Dam Powerhouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gardner Cave.

Cave
is located in extreme northeastern inside . is the longest limestone cave in Washington state with a length of 1,055 feet. is situated 1 mile northwest of Boundary Dam.

Boundary Dam

Latitude
48.98794° or 48° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
-117.35088° or 117° 21′ 3″ west
Inception
August 1967
Operator
Seattle City Light
Open location code
85W4XJQX+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 419361400
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q3435288
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Boundary Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Boundary Dam”
  • Cebuano: “Boundary Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos)”
  • Cebuano: “Boundary Dam”
  • Chinese: “邊界水壩”
  • Czech: “Boundary Dam”
  • Czech: “Hraniční přehrada”
  • Dutch: “Boundary Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد الحدود”
  • French: “Boundary Dam”
  • German: “Boundary Dam”
  • Italian: “Diga Boundary”
  • Italian: “diga di Boundary”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Boundary-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Boundary-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Боундарі”

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