Ice Harbor Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam on the Snake River in Walla Walla and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the town of Burbank and 12 miles (19 km) east of Pasco river mile 9.7. Its name comes from a tiny bay in the river where boats once tied up to wait for upstream ice-jams to break up.Construction began in June 1955.
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length (km)
860.146
building start year
1955-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
country
United States
height (cm)
30.48
location
Franklin County Washington, Walla Walla County Washington, Washington (state)
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