Wanapum Dam is a hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River downstream (south) from Vantage Washington where Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia from Grant County into Kittitas County. It is owned by the Grant County Public Utility District. Its reservoir is named Lake Wanapum.The dam and its lake are named after the Wanapum Indians. The dam has a rated capacity of 1040 megawatts and annually generates over 4 million megawatt-hours.
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length (km)
2535.94
building start year
1959-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
56.388
location
Grant County Washington, Kittitas County Washington, Washington (state)
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