Grand Coulee Dam is not just any dam, it once was the world's biggest dam and remains among the few dams in the world that can produce enough electricity to power 11 western states.

By the time it was completed, the Grand Coulee Dam had enough concrete in it to pave a highway Florida to Washington. It stood 550 feet tall and measured 57 feet short of a mile from end to end.

You can visit the Grand Coulee Dam, found about 150 miles northeast of Yakima in the town of Coulee Dam, Wash. Guided tours of the dam are free and open to the public, running daily at 11 a.m., 1 ...

Washington's Grand Coulee Dam is one of the most impressive man-made structures in the country, but it can be difficult to fully see and understand all. Toggle search box Toggle navigation.

Terry Richard/The OregonianThe Grand Coulee Dam spillway is used for a nightly laser show in summer. As campground amphitheater performances go, the Grand Coulee Dam laser light show has them all ...

The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, constructed between 1931 and 1936, was slightly taller, but Grand Coulee was more than four times as long.

This is one of the earliest mentions of the Grand Coulee as a great dam site. “The location, is considered, as far as is now known, to be greatly superior to any other site within feasible ...

1. Which state lies directly south of Missouri — Arkansas or New Mexico? 2. Grand Coulee [COO-lee] Dam lies on the Columbia River in which state — Wyoming or Washington? 3. Which state is part ...

GRAND COULEE DAM — Use 12 million cubic yards of concrete to put a giant cheese wedge in the middle of a thousands-year-old river and you’re bound to stir up questions.