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Yakima Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
7 |
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Diversion Dams |
5 |
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Canals |
416 mi |
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Laterals |
1,698 mi |
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Pumping Plants |
30 |
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Drains |
144 mi |
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Powerplants |
2 |
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Transmission Lines |
73.4 mi |
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Substations |
11 |
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Storage Facilities
Bumping Lake Dam Cle Elum Dam Clear Creek Dam French Canyon Dam Keechelus Dam Kachess Dam Tieton Dam
Diversion Facilities
Tieton Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete weir with embankment wing |
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Location |
On Tieton River about 16 miles southwest of Naches, Washington. |
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Year Completed |
1908 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
5 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
3 ft |
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Weir crest length |
110 ft |
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Total crest length |
510 ft |
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Crest elevation |
2,301.6 ft |
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Volume |
1,400 yd3 |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure, three 4- by 5-ft cast iron slide gates. |
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Diversion capacity |
320 cfs |
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Easton Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete gravity ogee weir, movable crest |
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Location |
On the Yakima River, near Easton, Washington. |
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Year Completed |
1929 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
66 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
43 ft |
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Weir crest length |
64 ft |
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Total crest length |
248 ft |
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Weir crest elevation (gate raised) |
2,180.3 ft |
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Volume |
5,800 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Ogee weir, one automatically controlled 14.5- by 64-ft drum gate. |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure at right abutment, two motor-operated 12-by 11-ft radial gates. |
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Diversion capacity |
1,200 cfs |
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Fish facilities: |
Concrete fish ladder on left abutment, twenty 10- by 6-ft bays. |
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Prosser Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete weir |
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Location |
On the Yakima River near Prosser, Washington. |
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Year Completed |
1904 Privately constructed. Modified by Reclamation in 1932-1933 and 1956. |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
9 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
7 ft |
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Weir crest length |
661 ft |
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Crest elevation |
633.5 ft |
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Volume |
2,500 yd3 |
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Headworks |
Concrete structure with three 16- by 7.75-ft top-seal radial gates. |
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: Diversion capacity |
1,500 cfs |
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Fish facilities: |
Two vertical concrete fish ladders, 1 ladder with 14 pools for right bank, 1 ladder with 12 pools for left bank. One 36- by 48-in slide gate to control auxiliary flow for right bank fish ladder. |
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Sunnyside Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete ogee weir with embankment wing |
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Location |
On the Yakima River near Parker, Washington. |
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Year Completed |
1907 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
8 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
6 ft |
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Weir crest length |
500 ft |
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Crest elevation |
898.5 ft |
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Volume |
1,800 yd3 |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure with six 6-ft-square cast iron gates. |
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Diversion capacity |
1,320 cfs |
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Fish facilities: |
Three stair step ladders, one on each bank and one near center of dam. |
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Roza Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete weir, movable crest |
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Location |
On the Yakima River about 10 miles north of Yakima, Washington. |
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Year Completed |
1939 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
67 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
34 ft |
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Weir crest length |
241 ft |
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Total crest length |
486 ft |
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Weir crest elevation |
1,205.0 ft |
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Volume |
21,700 yd3 |
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Spillway gates: |
Two 14- by 110-ft motor-operated roller gates, float controlled. |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure in right abutment with trashrack at inlet end protecting revolving fish screens in transition section. Radial gate structure at outlet end controls discharges into canal. Six 20-ft-long, 13.08-ft-diameter fish screens, motor operated. One 28- by 15-ft radial gate, motor operated, manually controlled. Two hand-operated sluice gates, one 16-in and one 14-in, on fish bypass. |
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Diversion capacity |
2,200 cfs |
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Fish facilities: |
Fish facilities: Main concrete fish ladder with 28 pools in left abutment; auxiliary ladder with 4 pools in right pier. One 12- by 7-ft fixed-wheel gate on fish ladder, and one 30-in sluice gate on diffuser beneath main fish ladder. |
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Carriage Facilities
Kittitas Main Canal
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Location |
From Easton Diversion Dam generally southeast along the south side of Yakima River to about 13 miles northwest of Ellensburg, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1926-1929 |
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Length |
26.2 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
1,320 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
30 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
11.4 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
12 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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North Branch Canal - Kittitas Main Canal
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Location |
From end of Kittitas Main Canal generally east- southeast along the northern edge of the Kittitas Division irrigated areas. |
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Construction period |
1926-1931 |
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Length |
36 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
925 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
30 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
8.2 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.25:1 |
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Water depth |
7.9 ft |
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Yakima River Pressure Tunnel
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Location |
On the North Branch Canal in the Kittitas Division. |
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Construction period |
1929-1931 |
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Length |
3,640 ft |
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Diversion capacity |
925 cfs |
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Cross-section: |
Circular |
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Diameter |
9.25 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete and steel |
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South Branch Canal
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Location |
From the end of the Kittitas Main Canal generally south- southeast along southern edge of Kittitas Division irrigated area. |
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Construction period |
1926-1929 |
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Length |
14 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
220 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
12 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
3.9 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
5 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.25:1 |
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Water depth |
3.8 ft |
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Cascade Intake Canal
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Location |
On the east side of the Yakima River, 3 miles northwest of Ellensburg, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1974-1975 |
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Length |
1.3 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
150 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
5 ft |
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Tieton Canal
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Location |
From Tieton Diversion Dam generally east along the south side of the Tieton River to the vicinity of Tieton, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1907-1909 |
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Length |
10 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
347 cfs |
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Naches Branch Canal
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Location |
From the end of the Tieton Canal generally southeast along the Naches River to the vicinity of Yakima, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1909-1910 |
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Length |
10.3 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
92 cfs |
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Wide Hollow Branch Canal
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Location |
From the end of the Tieton Canal generally south to the vicinity of Harwood, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1911 |
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Length |
29.7 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
191 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
12 ft |
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Water depth |
9 ft |
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Roza Canal
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Location |
From Roza Diversion Dam generally southeast along the north side of the Yakima River Valley to the vicinity of Benton City, Washington. |
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Length |
90.4 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
2,200 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
55 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
12 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
14 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.25:1 |
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Water depth |
11.3 ft |
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Tunnels No. 1 and No. 3
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Location |
On the Roza Canal near Roza Diversion Dam and Yakima, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1936-1937 |
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Length |
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Tunnel No.1 |
8,231 ft |
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Tunnel No. 3 |
9,588 ft |
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Capacity of each tunnel |
2,200 cfs |
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Cross-section: |
Horseshoe |
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Vertical height |
17 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Sunnyside Canal
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Location |
From Sunnyside Diversion Dam generally southeast to the vicinity of Benton City, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1892-1912 |
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Length |
60 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
1,295 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
40 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
8 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Outlook Canal
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Location |
Parallel to the Sunnyside Canal in the vicinity of Sunnyside, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1915 |
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Length |
10 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
42 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
3 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
2.5 ft |
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Snipes Mountain Canal
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Location |
South from the Sunnyside Canal near Sunnyside, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1912 |
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Length |
12.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
195 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
14 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
3 ft |
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Grandview Canal
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Location |
From and parallel to the Sunnyside Canal in the vicinity of Grandview, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1916 |
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Length |
8 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
36 cfs |
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Typical section lined: |
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Bottom width |
2.5 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
2 ft |
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Prosser Irrigation District Canal
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Location |
From and parallel to the Sunnyside Canal across Yakima River from Prosser, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1917 |
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Length |
9 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
20 cfs |
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Typical section lined: |
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Bottom width |
2 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
2 ft |
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Mabton Canal
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Location |
On south side of Yakima River across from Grandview, Washington. (Water supply through siphon from Sunnyside Canal). |
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Construction period |
1910 |
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Length |
13.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
125 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
7 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Prosser Canal
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Location |
On the south side of the Yakima River near Prosser, Washington . (Water supply through siphon from Sunnyside Canal). |
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Construction period |
1912 |
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Length |
10 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
33 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
3.5 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
3 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
3.5 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
3 ft |
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Chandler Power Canal
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Location |
From Prosser Diversion Dam generally northeast along the Yakima River to the Chandler Power and Pumping Plant. |
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Construction period |
1953-1954 |
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Length |
10.6 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
1,500 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 |
9.9 ft |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
12 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
10.9 ft |
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Kennewick Main Canal
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Location |
From Chandler Power and Pumping Plant generally southeast to the vicinity of Hover, Washington. |
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Construction period |
1954-1956 |
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Length |
44 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
500 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
14 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
7.6 ft |
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Earth lining thickness |
18 in |
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Typical section, lined: |
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Bottom width |
7 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
6.5 ft |
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Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Kennewick Division: |
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Chandler1 |
2 |
500 |
108 |
5,200 |
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Amon |
1 |
20 |
225 |
700 |
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Sunnyside Division: |
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Snipes Mountain |
2 |
80 |
63 |
850 |
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Outlook |
2 |
48 |
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800 |
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Grandview |
3 |
38 |
35-78 |
365 |
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West Grandview |
1 |
4 |
64 |
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Prosser |
1 |
40 |
106 |
190 |
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Spring Creek |
1 |
22 |
77 |
160 |
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Hillcrest |
1 |
1.56 |
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35 |
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Kittitas Division: |
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Wippel |
4 |
65 |
136.5 |
1,500 |
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Roza Division: |
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Mile 7.2-Area No. 1 |
4 |
39 |
106-218 |
1,000 |
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Mile 16.8-Area No. 2 |
5 |
56.6 |
106-233 |
1,600 |
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Mile 22.5-Area No. 3 |
5 |
46.9 |
155-237 |
1,600 |
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Mile 24.0-Area No. 4 |
2 |
14 |
164 |
400 |
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Mile 27.0-Area No. 5 |
1 |
5.5 |
115 |
100 |
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Mile 29.6-Area No. 6 |
1 |
5.5 |
151 |
125 |
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Mile 37.8-Area No. 7 |
3 |
21.6 |
157 |
600 |
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Mile 42.8-Area No. 8 |
3 |
32.1 |
144 |
750 |
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Mile 48.5-Area No. 9 |
3 |
30.6 |
185 |
900 |
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Mile 52.4-Area No. 9A |
3 |
33 |
166 |
900 |
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Mile 56.1-Area No. 10 |
2 |
13.5 |
139 |
300 |
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Mile 61.8-Area No. 12 |
2 |
11.8 |
150 |
300 |
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Mile 67.3-Area No. 13 |
2 |
48 |
111 |
800 |
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Mile 71.0-Area No. 14 |
3 |
33 |
241 |
1,200 |
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Mile 78.8-Area No. 15 |
6 |
77.1 |
148-275 |
2,550 |
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Mile 81.5-Severyns |
1 |
3 |
70 |
40 |
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Mile 88.3-Area No. 16 |
5 |
46 |
139-271 |
1,500 |
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Mile 92.7-Area No. 17 |
2 |
12.2 |
235 |
500 |
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Terrace Heights |
2 |
6 |
94 |
80 |
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Cascade2 |
8 |
160 |
108 |
2,400 |
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1 Chandler Power and Pumping Plant has two 6,000-kW generating units and two 167-cfs hydraulic pumping units in operation. A third hydraulic pumping unit may be installed to serve the Kennewick Division Extension. |
2 Installed for the Cascade Irrigation District in 1974-1975. |
Power Facilities
Chandler Powerplant Roza Powerplant
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