Lower Monumental Dam
Lower Monumental Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States. Located on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington, it bridges Franklin and Walla Walla counties; it is six miles south of Kahlotus and 43 miles north of Walla Walla.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Franklin and Walla Walla counties, Washington, U.S
- Also known as: “Lower Monumental Powerhouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahlotus.
Kahlotus
Hamlet
Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.Lower Monumental Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, lock, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Franklin, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.56349° or 46° 33′ 49″ north
Longitude
-118.53945° or 118° 32′ 22″ west
Inception
June 1969
Operator
USACE Northwestern Division
Open location code
85R3HF76+96
OpenStreetMap ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lower Monumental Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lower Monumental Dam”
- French: “barrage Lower Monumental”
- French: “Barrage Lower Monumental”
- German: “Kraftwerk Lower Monumental”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lower Monumental-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Lower Monumental-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ловер-Монументал”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Devils Bench and Lower Monumental Lock and Dam Visitor Center.
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