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	Grand Coulee Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grand Coulee Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, built by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.
		Along with the Hoover Dam it is among the most famous dams in the United States.
		The dam was instrumental in the industrial development of the Pacific Northwest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Coulee_Dam (833 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Rock-fill dams are embankments of loose rock with either a watertight upstream face of concrete slabs or timber or a watertight core.
		Earth dams, also called earthen and earth-fill dams, are constructed as a simple homogeneous embankment of well-compacted earth, sometimes with a watertight concrete or clay core or upstream face, or sometimes with a hydraulic fill to produce a watertight core.
		A type of temporary earth dam occasionally used in high latitudes is the frozen-core dam, in which a coolant is circulated through pipes inside the dam to maintain a watertight region of permafrost within it.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Dam (1795 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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.
		Power generated at the dam is used to pump water into Grand Coulee, a vertical-walled gorge, c.30 mi (48 km) long, carved by the Columbia River through the Columbia Plateau.
		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.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/GrandCou.html (292 words)

	NWsource: Travel - Grand Coulee Dam, Washington Introduction : Overview
		The Grand Coulee is a 50-mile-long gorge carved by the Columbia River during the ice ages, when glaciers forced the river south of its current path.
		Electric City and Grand Coulee are south of the dam, Coulee Dam and Elmer City are north of the dam.
		A highlight of the dam tour is riding the glass incline elevator to the face of the power plant for a spectacular view of the spillway from an outside balcony.
	www.nwsource.com /travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?id=4214 (1327 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The dam was named Grand Coulee after the geologic formation in which it was built.
		Coulee derives from a French word that means "to flow." During the last ice age, ice dams periodically blocked the natural course of rivers.
		Grand Coulee is the largest of them in the area known as the channeled scablands.
	members.aol.com /Gibson0817/gcoulee.htm (478 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Grand Coulee Dam (KOO-lee), on Okanogan-Grant co. border, on Columbia R., N central Wash., 75 mi/121 km NW of Spokane; 550 ft/168 m high, 4,173 ft/1,272 m long; 47°57'N 118°59'W. One of the world’s largest concrete dams.
		(B.C.) border; it is 1 of the largest reservoirs in the U.S. Hydroelectricity is produced at the dam; and water is diverted into Grand Coulee, a walled gorge of formerly dry basaltic rock, c.30 mi/48 km long, the prehistoric main channel of the Columbia R., through the Columbia Plateau.
		Banks L., a large reservoir at N end of Grand Coulee gorge, controls water supply to more than 500,000 acres/202,350 ha to the valley and the plateau.
	www.bartleby.com /69/90/G04090.html (262 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam Project Tour
		Grand Coulee was completed in 1941 using almost four times as much concrete in its construction.
		Promising thousands of jobs, Grand Coulee was soon experiencing a mass migration of desperate out-of-work men, a second wave of western squatters seeking a promised land.
		Sheep crossing the top of the dam were filmed as an representation of nature and technology being joined in harmony after centuries of battles.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~ug02/barnes/grandcoulee/symbol.html (829 words)

	DJC.COM: Saturday, April 22, 2006, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		And Grand Coulee Dam which at 12 million cubic yards of concrete is the largest concrete structure in the United States was the cornerstone of the engineering feat.
		The electricity generated by the dam was used to fuel the Northwest's aluminum industry, a vital cog in the war effort.
		Today, Grand Coulee Dam irrigates 500,000 acres of farmland in the Columbia Basin, and it can generate nearly 6.5 million kilowatts of electricity, making it the largest hydroelectric producer in the U.S. The dam's other asset is that it regulates the Columbia's highly variable flow and provides flood control.
	www.djc.com /special/century/10060856.htm (645 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Grand Coulee Dam -- a Snapshot History
		Grand Coulee Dam, hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it was completed in 1941, is as confounding to the human eye as an elephant might be to an ant.
		Grand Coulee was not the first dam on the river but it left the biggest footprint.
		Power generated by the dam would be used to operate gigantic pumps to lift water from the reservoir and move it uphill to a storage lake formed by damming both ends of the Grand Coulee.
	www.historylink.org /output.cfm?file_id=7264 (3838 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, USA
		Grand Coulee is a hydroelectric dam, and part of the Columbia River Hydro System, a series of 14 dams harnessing the energy of the mighty Columbia River.
		Grand Coulee Dam is the largest U.S. producer of hydro-electric energy, generating 6,800 of the 35,000 megawatts of electricity generated by the System.
		Grand Coulee Dam also provides water that irrigates over 500,000 acres of eastern Washington, and without which much of the farming you see would not be possible.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/northeast/Dam/Grand-Coulee-Dam.htm (593 words)

	Your Okanogan Country vacation starts here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grand Coulee Dam, on the Columbia River, is the largest concrete structure ever built.
		The Columbia Basin Project, of which Grand Coulee Dam is a part, is a multi-purpose development and includes an extensive irrigation works extending 125 miles southward on the Columbia Plateau.
		The original dam was modified for the Third Powerplant by addition of the 1,170-foot-long, 201-foot-high Forebay Dam along the right abutment roughly parallel to the river.
	www.okanoganvacation.com /vacation/grandcoulee.shtml (493 words)

	Bureau of Reclamation
		The original dam was modified for the Third Powerplant by a 1,170-foot-long, 201-foot-high forebay dam along the right abutment approximately parallel to the river and at an angle of 64 degrees to the axis of Grand Coulee Dam.
		The Third Powerplant, on the downstream face of the forebay dam, the pumping generation plant on the left abutment of the dam, and an 11.95/113-kilovolt switchyard, a 230-kilovolt consolidated switchyard, and a 525-kilovolt Third Powerplant cable-spreading yard and switchyard are located high on the hills west of Grand Coulee Dam.
		A contract was awarded to Grand Coulee Consortium (GCC), consisting of GE Hydro of Lachine, Quebec, Canada and VA Tech of Linz, Austria, to replace the turbine runners on main unit generators G-1 through G-18.
	www.usbr.gov /power/data/sites/grandcou/grandcou.html (1695 words)

	BUILDING BIG: Databank: Grand Coulee Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Grand Coulee Dam, located on the Columbia River in central Washington, is the largest single producer of electricity in the United States.
		Made from 12 million cubic yards of concrete, the Grand Coulee Dam is also one of the largest concrete structures in the world.
		The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/grand_coulee.html (279 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington, the largest concrete dam in the United States, draws tourists from around the world each year not only to view the awesome structure, but to see the laser light show and learn of its history.
		Grand Coulee above the dam and Electric City two miles west of Grand Coulee are in Grant County.
		Building the dam was no less complicated than trying to figure out what county you're in when in Coulee Dam, the town.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/washington_state/52761 (434 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam Photo Gallery - Exteriors Page
		This is an overview of the front of the dam taken from the Crown Point lookout in September of '95.
		This is a shot from the hill west of the dam near the head of the feeder canal.
		This is an aerial shot taken of the dam and the surrounding region.
	users.owt.com /chubbard/gcdam/html/photos/exteriors.html (547 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Grand Coulee Dam, Washington
		A majority of this power comes from dams along the Columbia River, the most famous of which is Grand Coulee Dam.
		Grand Coulee Dam measures 168 m (550 ft) high and 1,592 m (5,223 ft) long and ranks as one of the largest and most powerful hydroelectric installations in the world.
		Dam; Grand Coulee Dam; Washington (state); United States (Geography)
	encarta.msn.com /media_461538510_761572009_-1_1/Grand_Coulee_Dam_Washington.html (80 words)

	About Lake Roosevelt: Grand Coulee Dam
		Grand Coulee Dam is one of the largest concrete structures ever built.
		The dam is 5,228 feet long and 550 feet high.
		With the closing of the gates, the waters behind the dam rise 380 feet.
	www.lrf.org /AboutLR/ALR-GCD.html (271 words)

	Grand Coulee PA System
		The Grand Coulee Dam, located on the Columbia River in central Washington, built from 1933 to 1941, is the largest concrete structure in the United States.
		Each evening, between May and October, the story of the Columbia River and the how the Grand Coulee Dam came to be built is played out on the water that flows over the spillway, the face of the dam and the canyon walls, in a magnificent 37-minute, 1.5-mile wide laser light show.
		Unlike the Grand Coulee Damn’s Krypton and Argon lasers, which use gas to produce the laser beam, the 225-watt YAG lasers use a man-made crystal produced from yttrium, aluminum, and garnet to produce a brilliant lime green beam that may be visible for up to 35 miles, depending upon atmospheric conditions.
	www.technomad.com /articles/grand_coulee.html (2152 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam Coulee City, Washington (Dams)
		Harnessing the Columbia River for irrigation, power and flood control, the dam is said to be the most massive concrete structure in the world.
		The reservoir impounded by the dam is called Franklin D Roosevelt Lake.
		Communities sprang up during construction and have remained during the operation of the dam, including Electric City, Grand Coulee, and the town of Coulee Dam.
	www.ohwy.com /wa/g/grandcod.htm (162 words)

	GRAND COULEE DAM WASHINGTON
		This is a fundraiser for health interventions to overcome childhood obesity in the area and The Grand Coulee Area Chamber of Commerce.
		Dam Access: only race participants with a valid race number will be allowed on the dam.
		In Grand Coulee turn right on Hwy 155 north and head north until you pass the Grand Coulee Dam.
	www.overthedamrun.com (1156 words)

	North Shore Acres Land For Sale, Grand Coulee Dam - Eastern Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The area economy centers around Grand Coulee Dam and the surrounding farm lands of wheat, barley, and alfalfa.
		Additional information about the dam and the history of the project is available at the visitor arrival center at the base of the dam.
		The Grand Coulee Dam laser light show may be seen each night of the week from Memorial Day through Sept. 30th.
	www.westfork.com /NorthShore/gcd.htm (744 words)

	Recreation.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Project, located on the Columbia River in Washington, is one of the largest concrete structures in the world.
		The original (or main) dam is a straight-gravity type, massive concrete structure consisting of a river overflow spillway section, 1,650 feet long and adjoining abutment sections which give the original dam a total crest length of 4,173 feet.
		The Visitor Arrival Center at Grand Coulee Dam is closed through the spring of 2005 while it is undergoing modifications for seismic standards and remodeling.
	www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=1889 (233 words)

	Historic Concrete Contractor Projects - Grand Coulee Dam - Washington State
		The general idea for damming the Columbia River in order to provide Central Washington with irrigation water was proposed in one form or another since 1904.
		The main purpose of the dam was to be irrigation and flood control, so a high dam was not needed.
		On August 30, 1935, Congress approved the building of the full height dam and it was completed by 1941, with only construction of the pumping plant and powerhouses remaining.
	www.concretecontractor.com /concrete-construction-projects/grand-coulee-dam (429 words)

	Field Trip to Mars Page 7 - Grand Coulee Dam
		Just before we enter Grand Coulee we could take an optional short (3 mile) side trip on State Highway 174 East to look at some pillow basalt.
		The huge sand pile in the background (center) is left over from construction and although used to sand the icy roads in the winter still dwarfs the town of Coulee Dam.
		Continuing down the hill in front of the dam we cross a bridge to Coulee Dam.
	www.kidscosmos.org /kid-stuff/mars-trip-7.html (640 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The legendary Grand Coulee Dam is still one of the largest concrete dams in the world, and the largest hydroelectric plant in the country (third largest in the world), generating 6,500 megawatts of power.
		Located on the Columbia River, the dam, completed in 1942, is 550 feet high and 4,173 feet across at the crest.
		Though the dam is sometimes closed to visitors due to terrorist threats, a laser show projected on the 15 acre spillway can be viewed during summer months.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/WA3132 (131 words)

	Field Trip to Mars - Grand Coulee Dam
		An incredible feat of ingenuity and hard labor, Grand Coulee Dam is a modern wonder.
		Grand Coulee Dam stands 550 feet above bedrock which is about as high as the Washington Monument.
		The dam is 500 feet wide at the base and the total length of the dam is 5,223 feet, nearly a mile!
	www.kidscosmos.org /kid-stuff/mars-trip-gcd.html (637 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam - Pacific Coast Camping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Known as the eighth wonder of the world, Grand Coulee Dam is one of the largest concrete structures ever built and it's also the world's third largest hydroelectric facility.
		This massive dam is a full mile long and is as tall as the Washington Monument.
		The dam offers free tours daily from Memorial Day, 8:30am to 10:00pm, through Labor Day and from 9:00am to 5:00pm the rest of the year.
	www.pacificcoastcamping.com /new205796.html (1419 words)

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