Monroe Street Dam

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Monroe Street Dam is a historic hydroelectric dam on the Spokane River in downtown Spokane, Washington, known for harnessing Spokane Falls to generate power.

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Monroe Street Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
builtBy Washington Water Power Company ⓘ
city Spokane ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Washington
contributesTo electricity supply of Spokane area ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Spokane River ⓘ
currentUtilityCompany Avista Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Avista
energySource hydropower ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Washington Water Power Company Dam ⓘ
gridConnection regional power grid ⓘ
harnesses Spokane Falls ⓘ
hasFeature arched powerhouse building ⓘ
concrete gravity dam structure ⓘ
spillway over Spokane Falls ⓘ
hasFishImpact impedes upstream fish passage on Spokane River ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early hydroelectric development in Spokane ⓘ
industrial development of downtown Spokane ⓘ
hasPowerhouse Monroe Street Dam Powerhouse ⓘ
hasRecreationalContext adjacent to urban park and walking paths ⓘ
hasViewpoint overlooks Spokane Falls ⓘ
installedCapacity about 15 megawatts ⓘ
isSubjectOf interpretive signage in Riverfront Park ⓘ
local historical tours ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
listedAs historic hydroelectric facility ⓘ
locatedIn Spokane, Washington ⓘ
downtown Spokane ⓘ
locatedOn Spokane River ⓘ
near Monroe Street Bridge ⓘ
Riverfront Park ⓘ
Spokane Falls ⓘ
operator Avista Utilities ⓘ
linked to: Avista
originalCommissioningDate 1890 ⓘ
originalConstructionStartDate 1890 ⓘ
owner Avista Utilities ⓘ
linked to: Avista
partOf Spokane River hydropower system ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
reconstructionDate 1910 ⓘ
region Inland Northwest ⓘ
riverBasin Columbia River Basin ⓘ
safetyClassification high hazard potential (typical for urban dams) ⓘ
state Washington ⓘ
visibleFrom Riverfront Park ⓘ
watercourse Spokane River ⓘ
yearCompleted 1910 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spokane Falls → hasHydroelectricFacility → Monroe Street Dam ⓘ
Spokane River → hasDam → Monroe Street Dam ⓘ
Upper Falls Dam → upstreamFrom → Monroe Street Dam ⓘ