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Columbia Basin Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
6 |
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Canals |
333 mi |
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Laterals |
1,933 mi |
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Pumping Plants |
240 |
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Drains |
3,163 mi |
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Powerplants |
1 |
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Transmission Lines |
21 mi |
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Substations |
42 |
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Storage Facilities
Dry Falls Dam Grand Coulee Dam North Dam O'Sullivan Dam Pinto Dam Soda Lake Dike
Carriage Facilities
Feeder Canal
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Location |
From end of Grand Coulee Pumping Plant discharge lines southwest to Banks Lake |
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Construction period |
1946-1951 |
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Length |
1.6 mi |
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Capacity |
16,000 cfs |
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Canal section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
50 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
25 ft |
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Lining thickness: |
<=12 in |
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Length |
6,130 ft |
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Cut-and-cover conduit: |
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Description: |
Twin reinforced concrete barrels. |
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Dimensions (each conduit): |
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Length |
2,100 ft |
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Diameter |
25 ft |
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Terminal structures: |
Check structure with three 24- by 25-ft radial gates, a 410-ft long concrete-lined chute, and a V-type weir. |
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Main Canal
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Location |
South from Dry Falls Dam to Long Lake, then west from Long Lake Dam to East Low and West Canals bifurcation works. |
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Construction period |
1946-1951 |
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Length |
21 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
13,200 cfs |
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Typical section in rock: |
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Bottom width |
50 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
35.8 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
50 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
20.73 ft |
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Lining thickness |
4.5 in |
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Bacon Tunnel No. 1 - Main Canal
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Location |
On the Main Canal beginning about 2 miles south of Dry Falls Dam. |
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Construction period |
1946-1950 |
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Length |
10,045 ft |
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Capacity |
7,250 cfs |
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Cross section: |
Horseshoe |
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Diameter |
23.25 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Bacon Siphon No. 1 - Main Canal
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Location |
On the Main Canal about 2 miles south of Dry Falls Dam. |
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Construction period |
1946-1950 |
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Description: |
Reinforced concrete conduit |
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Length |
1,038 ft |
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Diameter |
23.25 ft |
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Capacity |
7,250 cfs |
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Bacon Tunnel No. 2 - Main Canal
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Location |
On the Main Canal beginning about 2 miles south of Dry Falls Dam. |
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Construction period |
1976-1980 |
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Length |
9,950 ft |
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Capacity |
12,050 cfs |
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Cross Section: |
Horseshoe |
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Diameter |
28.5 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Bacon Siphon No. 2 - Main Canal
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Location |
On the Main Canal about 2 miles south of Dry Falls Dam |
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Construction period |
1976-1980 |
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Description: |
Reinforced concrete conduit |
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Length |
1,041 ft |
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Diameter |
28 ft |
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Capacity |
12,050 cfs |
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West Canal
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Location |
From the bifurcation on Main Canal about 2.5 miles north of Adrian, Washington, southwest to the vicinity of Quincy, Washington, then south to the Frenchman Hills Tunnel and east to the vicinity of O'Sullivan Dam. |
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Construction period |
1946-1955 |
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Length |
88 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
5,100 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
50 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
19.12 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
38 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
16.4 ft |
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Lining thickness |
4.5 in |
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Soap Lake Siphon - West Canal
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Location |
On the West Canal around north end of Soap Lake, and about 8 miles northeast of Ephrata, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1948-1951 |
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Description: |
Monolithic concrete pipe with steel liner in high-head sections |
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Length |
2.45 mi |
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Diameter: |
25-ft-diameter for the 0.88 mi of end sections where static head is less than 100 ft; 22.33-ft-diameter for remainder (static head greater than 100 ft). |
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Capacity |
5,100 cfs |
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Frenchman Hills Tunnel - West Canal
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Location |
On the West Canal about 20 miles south of Quincy, Washington |
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Construction period |
1951-1953 |
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Length |
9,280 ft |
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Capacity |
1,540 cfs |
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Cross section: |
Horseshoe |
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Diameter |
14 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Royal Branch Canal - West Canal
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Location |
From the turnout of West Canal and the outlet of Frenchman Hills Tunnel. |
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Construction period |
1956-1957 |
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Length |
8.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
900 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
37 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
7.24 ft |
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East Low Canal
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Location |
From Main Canal about 2.5 miles north of Adrian, Washington, generally south-south-east to the Snake River Valley about 8 miles northeast of Pasco, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1946-1954 |
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Length: |
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Present |
87 mi |
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Ultimate |
130 mi |
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Diversion Capacity |
4,500 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
68 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
15.5 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
20 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
18.92 ft |
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Lining thickness |
4.5 in |
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Potholes Canal
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Location |
From O'Sullivan Dam generally south to the vicinity of Pasco, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1949-1953 |
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Length |
70 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
3,900 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
48 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
15.9 ft |
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Typical section in rock: |
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Bottom width |
34 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
35.36 ft |
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Eltopia Branch Canal - Potholes Canal
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Location |
From the turnout on Potholes Canal about 8 miles northwest of Eltopia, Washington, then southeast to the vicinity of Eltopia. |
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Construction period |
1953-1954 |
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Length |
25 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
555 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
20 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
6.6 ft |
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Wahluke Branch Canal - Potholes Canal
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Location |
Southwest from the turnout on Potholes Canal about 6 miles south of Othello, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1957-1967 |
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Length |
41 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
2,000 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
36 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
9 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
12 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
10.4 ft |
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Lining thickness |
4.5 in |
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Wahluke Siphon - Wahluke Branch Canal
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Location |
On the Wahluke Branch Canal beginning at the turnout from the Potholes Canal. |
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Construction period |
1956-1959 |
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Length |
3 mi |
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Diameter |
15.33 ft |
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Diversion capacity |
2,000 cfs |
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Pumping Plants - Includes Drainage Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Grand Coulee Pump-Generating Plant |
8 |
12,640 |
292-310 |
525,000 |
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Block No. 1 - 5 relift plants |
8 |
103 |
6-35 |
428 |
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Block No. 2 - |
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Burbank No. 1 |
3 |
40.5 |
90 |
600 |
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Burbank BP 0.3 |
1 |
9 |
24 |
30 |
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Block No. 3 - |
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Burbank No. 2 |
3 |
57 |
81 |
750 |
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Burbank No. 3 |
4 |
29.5 |
85 |
400 |
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Block No. 11 - |
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Lower Scooteney |
3 |
76 |
149 |
1,500 |
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Upper Scooteney |
3 |
24 |
97 |
300 |
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Upper Scooteney (PE 27A - 2nd relift) |
1 |
9 |
155 |
200 |
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2 plants |
2 |
5.75 |
14 |
15 |
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Block No. 12 - 2 plants |
3 |
17 |
4-27 |
45 |
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Block No. 13 - 6 plants |
6 |
25.3 |
10.5-22 |
75 |
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Block No. 14 - |
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Mesa |
4 |
160 |
82 |
1,800 |
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9 plants |
18 |
103 |
5.5-28 |
241 |
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Block No. 15 - |
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Ringold |
4 |
232 |
35-38 |
1,230 |
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Ringold relift |
3 |
118 |
14.5 |
480 |
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12 plants |
17 |
153.7 |
6-52 |
923 |
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Block No. 16 - |
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Eltopia Branch |
3 |
72 |
50 |
600 |
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11 plants |
20 |
110 |
10.5-70 |
870 |
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Block No. 161 - 1 plant |
3 |
28 |
26 |
120 |
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Block No. 17 -Sagemoor |
4 |
88 |
91 |
1,200 |
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Block No. 18 -13 plants |
26 |
177.8 |
5.5-34.5 |
355.5 |
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Block No. 19 - 5 plants |
8 |
37.6 |
7.5-70 |
205 |
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Block No. 20 - |
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White Bluffs No. 1 |
4 |
178 |
85 |
2,000 |
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9 plants |
17 |
95.7 |
8-72 |
500 |
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Blocks No. 21 and 48 -Radar |
5 |
256 |
118-277 |
8,100 |
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Blocks No 23 and 201-White Bluffs No 2 |
6 |
222 |
63-106 |
2,250 |
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Block No. 23 - 3 plants |
7 |
20 |
15-18 |
72.5 |
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Block No. 24 - 1 plant |
3 |
36 |
260 |
1,500 |
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Block No. 201 - 1 plant |
2 |
10.2 |
11 |
20 |
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Block No. 40 - 5 plants |
8 |
40 |
11-45 |
125 |
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Block No. 401 - 2 plants |
3 |
35.8 |
11-25.5 |
125 |
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Block No. 41 - 7 plants |
13 |
95 |
5-35 |
297.5 |
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Block No. 42 - 9 plants |
18 |
135 |
10-32 |
522.5 |
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Block No. 43 - 7 plants |
9 |
54.1 |
4-64 |
268 |
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Block No. 44 - |
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Warden |
3 |
135 |
55 |
1,050 |
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North Warden |
3 |
72 |
57 |
600 |
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Warden Relift |
4 |
57 |
51-96 |
550 |
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6 plants |
8 |
49 |
12-125 |
525 |
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Block No. 45 - 15 plants |
24 |
165.5 |
7-45 |
528 |
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Block No. 46 - 1 plant |
2 |
8 |
22-23 |
32.5 |
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Block No. 47 - 5 plants |
8 |
43 |
8.5-23 |
130 |
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Block No. 48 - 1 plant |
2 |
14.4 |
17 |
40 |
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Block No. 49 - |
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Lower Saddle Gap |
4 |
112 |
94 |
1,600 |
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Upper Saddle Gap |
4 |
90 |
15-113 |
1,365 |
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PE-17 |
1 |
14 |
86 |
200 |
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Block No. 70 - |
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W-9 |
3 |
47 |
85-230 |
1,100 |
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2 plants |
2 |
25 |
7-54 |
140 |
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Block No. 71 - 2 plants |
2 |
17 |
6-29.5 |
63 |
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Block No. 72 - 11 plants |
12 |
60 |
5-90 |
302.5 |
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Block No. 73 - |
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Quincy |
9 |
421 |
59-260 |
10,018 |
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2 plants |
3 |
17.3 |
13-80 |
90 |
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Block No. 74 - |
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Babcock |
10 |
292 |
44-221 |
6,200 |
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Babcock W.W. disposal |
2 |
20 |
32 |
120 |
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Block No. 741 - 1 plant |
3 |
17.2 |
70 |
190 |
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Block No. 75 - |
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3 plants |
5 |
35 |
8-18 |
85 |
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1 plant |
1 |
3 |
21.5 |
12.5 |
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Block No. 76 - 2 plants |
10 |
99.6 |
5-20 |
185 |
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Block No. 77 - |
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Evergreen |
8 |
253 |
83-222 |
6,800 |
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2 plants |
4 |
47.2 |
18-20 |
127.5 |
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Block No. 78 - 4 plants |
6 |
51 |
6-13 |
102.5 |
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Block No. 79 -1 Plant |
1 |
3 |
20 |
10 |
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Frenchman Springs |
8 |
197 |
54-264 |
4,700 |
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Block No. 80 - Hope Valley |
3 |
60 |
84 |
760 |
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Blocks No. 80 and 81 - Frenchman Hills |
9 |
432 |
170-314 |
13,500 |
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Block No. 82 - Low Gap |
4 |
85.6 |
72 |
900 |
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Block No. 83 - |
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Sand Hollow |
4 |
178 |
65 |
1,600 |
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6 plants |
11 |
44.4 |
6-20 |
95 |
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Block No. 85 - 4 plants |
6 |
21.4 |
9-18 |
65 |
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Block No. 86 - 1 plant |
1 |
3 |
16 |
10 |
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Block No. 87 - 5 plants |
10 |
47 |
6.5-51 |
220 |
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Block No. 88 - 1 plant |
2 |
11 |
7 |
15 |
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Block No. 89 - 14 plants |
28 |
134.3 |
5-33 |
365 |
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Soap Lake Protective Works Block No. 70 - |
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Lake Lenore No. 1 |
4 |
35 |
60 |
350 |
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Lake Lenore No. 2 |
5 |
40 |
197 |
1,200 |
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Lake Lenore No. 3 |
1 |
4 |
250 |
150 |
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6 deep wells |
6 |
16.8 |
220-304 |
800 |
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Power Facilities
Grand Coulee Powerplant Complex
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