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| | AllRefer.com - Grand Coulee Dam, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Grand Coulee Dam[kOO´lE] Pronunciation Key, 550 ft (168 m) high and 4,173 ft (1,272 m) long, on the Columbia River, N central Wash., NW of Spokane; built 193342 as a key unit in the Columbia basin project of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. |
 | | Grand Coulee Dam, one of the world's largest concrete dams, is used for flood control, river navigation, irrigation, and power production that services the varied manufacturing in the area. |
 | | The coulee, dammed at each end, is used as a reservoir (Banks Lake); it supplies water to more than 500,000 acres (202,343 hectares) on the plateau and acts as a backup against pump and power failures. |
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