Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric concrete gravity dam; located on the Columbia River between the Yakima Firing Range and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and bridges Yakima County and Grant County in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is 24 miles south of the town of Vantage and 47 miles northwest of the town of Richland. It is located at mile marker 397.1 from the mouth of the Columbia. It is owned by the Grant County Public Utility District.
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length (km)
3079.39
building start year
1956-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
54.2544
location
Grant County Washington, Yakima County Washington, Washington (state)
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