The day before September 11, 2001, visitors were driving across the Columbia River in one of the most dramatic locations one can imagine – atop the 550-foot spillway of Grand Coulee Dam, a marvel to ...
SPOKANE — The Grand Coulee Dam, a product of the Great Depression, is getting a major facelift as federal operators seek to squeeze even more power out of the nation's largest hydroelectric dam.
Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the federal Columbia River Power System. ...