Grand Coulee Dam was built, and it does provide electricity and irrigation water. But Life’s editors didn’t know how the story would end when they sent a team to document the construction site.

80 years ago Washington state was forever changed by the Grand Coulee Dam. The Dam still provides tons of hydropower today, and created a reservoir for farmers to divert and use as the breadbasket ...

Jacobs has been appointed by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to deliver engineering and advisory services for the modernisation of the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam in Washington, US. The Grand ...

Construction of t he Grand Coulee Dam broke ground in 1933 and was completed in 1942. L ocated west of Spokane, Wash., on the Columbia River is the largest concrete structure in the country.

The Grand Coulee Dam and surrounding lakes are ideal for boating, fishing, swimming, and kayaking. For a unique overnight getaway, house boating is offered on Lake Roosevelt.

Ice, Fire and Those Dam Floods. 9/30/2024 | 8m 13s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Lava, glaciers and epic floods reshaped the Columbia River before the Grand Coulee Dam. Aired 09/30/2024 ...