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Chief Joseph Dam

The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the , 2.4 km upriver from . The dam is 877 km upriver from the mouth of the Columbia at .
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Chief Joseph Powerhouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gallaher House.

Residential building
Photo: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic octagon house built by James Madison Kinney. James started building the house in 1912 and it was completed in the spring of 1914. is situated 2 miles northwest of Chief Joseph Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bridgeport.

Photo: Andrew Filer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town of 2,600 people in the of Washington State. It has over 1.5 mi of Columbia River waterfront within the City Limits.

Chief Joseph Dam

Latitude
47.99543° or 47° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
-119.64147° or 119° 38′ 29″ west
Inception
September 1955
Operator
USACE Northwestern Division
Open location code
85V2X9W5+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 422748948
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1072291
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Chief Joseph Dam” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chief Joseph Dam Overlook and Reef Rapids.

Nearby Places

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