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	AllRefer.com - Grand Coulee Dam, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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 1933–42 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.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/GrandCou.html (359 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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)

	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 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		At the time of its construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam ever built (Gresko 1999).
		The Hoover, Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams were all a result of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "new deal" (Gresko 1999).
		The reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam was named for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the President who envisioned the dam being built.
	students.washington.edu /clr34/bis392/grandcoulee.html (537 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam
		It is over a mile long and taller then the Great Pyramid of Giza, in fact, all the pyramids at Giza can fit within the base of the Grand Coulee Dam.
		The dam did much good but had negative consequences for the local Native American tribes whose traditional way of life revolved around salmon, whose spawning grounds were blocked by the dam.
		Tours of the inside of the Grand Coulee Dam are available to the public.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/grand_coulee_dam.html (670 words)

	Grand Coulee, WA Comprehensive Plan
		This comprehensive plan was prepared by the City of Grand Coulee in accordance with Section 36.70A.070 of the Growth Management Act to address growth issues in the City of Grand Coulee and its adjacent urban growth areas.
		The City of Grand Coulee has been directed to identify the concerns and goals of the community, to prioritize these goals, and to plan for how these goals will be achieved.
		The City of Grand Coulee should encourage the local economy by providing a predictable development atmosphere, emphasize diversity in the range of goods and services, and ensure that as the economy changes employment opportunities are balanced with a range of housing opportunities.
	www.mrsc.org /govdocs/G73-INTR.aspx (4922 words)

	Emergency plans set to cover breach of Grand Coulee
		If Grand Coulee Dam fails, its waters would rip through Central Washington with potentially devastating force for all who live downstream along the Columbia River.
		Grand Coulee holds back a 150-mile-long lake and is an icon of the reclaimed West with its capacity for flood control, power production and irrigation water.
		Nonetheless, "In the unlikely event of a failure or overtopping at Grand Coulee Dam, human lives and property in the flood pathway would be endangered," said a Bureau of Reclamation news release after a large-scale emergency preparedness exercise last March.
	www.tri-cityherald.com /news/2002/0131/story2.html (472 words)

	Grand Coulee Mines 1937
		The Grand Coulee Dam sits deep in the Columbia River Gorge of central Washington.
		The Grand Coulee Dam was built from 1933 to 1975, it is 550 feet tall, from the 500 foot wide polished granite base, to the 30 foot wide crest which supports a paved two lane road.
		The base of the Grand Coulee Dam is almost four times as large as the Great Pyramid built by the Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,grand-coulee-mines,339655.html (302 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A distribution network for water was built using the (Click link for more info and facts about Grand Coulee) Grand Coulee, an ancient river bed about 600 feet above the height of the Columbia river.
		The Grand Coulee and (Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)) Chief Joseph Dams permanently block (Click link for more info and facts about anadromous) anadromous fish, removing over a thousand miles of their traditional spawning grounds.
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Colville) Colville tribe lived along the Columbia River, and after the dam was built their lands were flooded and they were forced to move.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/grand_coulee_dam.htm (848 words)

	BUILDING BIG: Databank: Grand Coulee Dam
		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)

	USA Grand Coulee Study - Scoping Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Among all the case studies that are being conducted for the Commission, the Grand Coulee is the oldest.
		The focus is on the Grand Coulee Dam, located on the mainstem of the Columbia River, and the land irrigated by water stored in Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir created by the dam.
		The Grand Coulee Dam project has come to mean the portion of the overall project concerned with hydropower generation, flood control, and the recreational benefits associated with Lake Roosevelt.
	www.dams.org /kbase/studies/us/us_finalscope_sect1.htm (1026 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest and most complex of a series of dams on the Columbia River in …;
		The Grand Coulee Dam is the main component of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project, a vast irrigation, flood control, and recreation project in central Washington State.
		During the 1930s work was begun on the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River (see Grand Coulee Dam).
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274621?tocId=9274621 (925 words)

	Field Trip to Mars Page 6 - Coulee City to Grand Coulee
		Leaving Coulee City, we head east on US 2 for a few minutes to the junction with State Highway 155 North.
		We are following the winding path of the Lower Grand Coulee to the town of Grand Coulee.
		As we travel the edge of the coulee you might imagine you are on Mars in the Nanedi Vallis area.
	www.kidscosmos.org /kid-stuff/mars-trip-6.html (703 words)

	7 May 2000: Grand Coulee Dam and 48°N 119°W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Between Wilbur and Grand Coulee there was a combination of desert and farms which (I am guessing) are sustained in the desert by water from Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, the resevoir which was created by the Grand Coulee Dam.
		Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam are very close and I am not sure why they are considered different towns.
		Grand Coulee is on the upriver side of the dam while Coulee Dam is just below the dam.
	www.nawwal.org /~mrgoff/photojournal/2000/sum/7may00.html (728 words)

	Grand Coulee : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		The accompanying narration is broadcast over the radio at 90.1 FM and tells the history of Grand Coulee and the dam.
		There is also a self-guided walking tour through historic Coulee Dam, the government town built to house workers during the construction of the dam.
		The falls are formed by the runoff water from the Grand Coulee's Banks Lake.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/grandcoulee/2822010029.html (811 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam Coulee City, Washington (Dams)
		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.
		Columbia River Inn is located across the street from the Grand Coulee Dam, and is AAA rated.
		All summer long, the Grand Coulee Dam is the site of one of the most spectacular laser light shows...
	www.ohwy.com /wa/g/grandcod.htm (242 words)

	Recreation.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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)

	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.
		An incredible feat of ingenuity and hard labor, Grand Coulee Dam is a modern wonder.
	www.kidscosmos.org /kid-stuff/mars-trip-7.html (640 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Washington's Grand Coulee Dam churns out the power and draws the tourists.
		Lake and bust w/ Grand Coulee Dam, WA
		Tourists in front of a bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Grand Coulee Dam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/GrandC1ou.asp (587 words)

	Grand Coulee RV Park, Washington camping
		Coulee Playfield is a beautiful place any time of year and a visit to nearby Eden Harbor is very relaxing.
		Grand Coulee Dam is worth checking out while you're here and do drop by Banks Lake North Dam while you're here.
		Campers of all ages come to camp at Grand Coulee RV Park, just like the other campgrounds in this part of Washington, Grand Coulee RV Park is a good one.
	www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/112778.html (684 words)

	GRAND COULEE DAM WASHINGTON
		In 2005 the race was brought back after a three year hiatus by Total Health Events, organizers of the successful Grand Columbian Iron and Half Iron Triathlon held in Grand Coulee in September.
		This is a fundraiser for health interventions to overcome childhood obesity in the area and The Grand Coulee Area Chamber of Commerce.
		In Grand Coulee turn right on Hwy 155 north and head north until you pass the Grand Coulee Dam.
	www.overthedamrun.com (1559 words)

	Feb 24 - Grand Coulee Dam Project to Use Cyco AutoManager Meridian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Grand Coulee Dam Project to Use Cyco AutoManager Meridian
		The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington is one of the Bureau of Reclamation's largest infrastructure projects.
		The CAD and Engineering department at the Grand Coulee Dam has successfully implemented Cyco AutoManager Meridian to keep more than 200,000 drawings that outline the dam under tight control.
	www.tenlinks.com /NEWS/PR/CYCO/022405_gcoulee.htm (988 words)

	Moses Lake: Opposition to Grand Coulee Dam
		Up in the Grand Coulee area there is no one to sell the power to except the jack rabbits and the rattlesnakes, and they are not amenable, as you know, to the ordinary processes of an electric meter.
		In addition, the Grand Coulee project flooded ten towns, displacing about 3,000 people from their homes.
		The tribes were not compensated for their lost salmon, nor for the power generated from the water running through their lands.
	www.ccrh.org /comm/moses/opposition.html (278 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Grand Coulee: Harnessing a Dream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This 500 page book by historian Paul Pitzer provides an in depth look at the Grand Coulee Dam in north-central Washington state and the politics and decsions which made the dam what it is today.
		Those were among the accolades frequently lavished on Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project.
		In the capable hands of Paul Pitzer, the fight for Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin Project is a vital, animated saga of people strving for dazzling goals and then working to build something spectacular.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0874221137 (377 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Washington: Localities: G: Grand Coulee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Grand Coulee Dam - Includes details about the dam, lodging and local business, and recreational activities in the area.
		Grand Coulee Local News: Topix.net - Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on the web.
		The Star of Grand Coulee - Weekly serving the area of Grand Coulee Dam in the Columbia River basin of eastern Washington state.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Localities/G/Grand_Coulee (136 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam
		Grand Coulee Dam, 550 ft (168 m) high and 4,173 ft (1,272 m) long, on the Columbia River, N central Wash., NW of Spokane; built 1933–42 as a key unit in the
		Located on the Pacific flyway, a chief north-south migratory route, the area has a great variety of waterfowl and land birds.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake - Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake: see under Grand Coulee Dam.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0821518.html (310 words)

	Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Grand Coulee Dam is located about where the basaltic Columbia to the south and west meets the Okanogan Highlands to the north and east.
		There are three towns serving Grand Coulee Dam, originally built to house dam construction workers.
		The town of Coulee Dam lies downstream below the dam, the towns of Grand Coulee and Electric City lie above the dam.
	www.gonorthwest.com /washington/northeast/Dam/damvisit.htm (187 words)

	Grand Coulee
		Grand Coulee, Washington, United States [City]; population was 984 in 1990; housing units was 568 in 1990; location is 47°56'N 119°0'W; land area is 0.98 square miles (629 acres); water area is 0.03 square miles (18 acres); FIPS code is 27855 [SourceCBP]
		Grand Coulee, Washington, United States [Populated Place] is in Grant County; location is 47°56'30"N 119°0'8"W [SourceGSP]
		Grand Coulee, Washington, United States Postal Service Zip Code is 99133 [SourcePSZ]
	www.placesnamed.com /g/r/grand_coulee.asp (80 words)

	Grand Coulee RV Park at Grand Coulee Dam !
		Grand Coulee RV Park at Grand Coulee Dam !
		Jesse and Cynthia Puente, are the new owners / operators of the Grand Coulee RV-Park.
		the Grand Coulee Dam area had to offer, and in a short time, found themselves entering into a new adventure as owners of the Grand Coulee RV-Park.
	www.grandcouleedam.com /gcrv (185 words)

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