Columbia Basin Project

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The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric development project
irrigation project
water resources development project
benefits regional economic growth
rural community development
constructionStartDate 1933
country United States
developedBy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
enablingDamOwner U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
environmentalImpact alteration of natural river flows
changes in local ecosystems
hasComponent Banks Lake
Dry Falls Dam
East Low Canal
Main Canal
North Dam
O’Sullivan Dam
Potholes Reservoir
West Canal
linked to: East Low Canal

numerous lateral canals
irrigatedArea more than 600,000 acres
locatedIn Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau

central Washington State
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Adams County, Washington
Douglas County, Washington
Franklin County, Washington
Grant County, Washington
Lincoln County, Washington
State of Washington
mainDam Grand Coulee Dam
majorExpansionPeriod 1940s
1950s
1960s
operator U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
plannedIrrigatedArea about 1,100,000 acres
powerDistributionFrom Grand Coulee Dam
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal and industrial water supply
recreation
regionServed Columbia Plateau
central Washington agricultural communities
supportsIndustry agriculture
dairy production
food processing
livestock production
usesRiver Columbia River
waterSource Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam

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Grand Coulee Dam partOf Columbia Basin Project
Grand Coulee Dam governingLaw Columbia Basin Project Act
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
MWAK Company associatedWith Columbia Basin Project
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake createdForProject Columbia Basin Project
Potholes Reservoir partOf Columbia Basin Project
Potholes Reservoir inflow Columbia Basin Project canals
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Ephrata, Washington locatedNearProject Columbia Basin Project
United States Bureau of Reclamation manages Columbia Basin Project
subject linked to: USBR
Klamath Project partOf United States Reclamation projects
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Yakima Project relatedTo Columbia Basin Project
East Low Canal partOf Columbia Basin Project
East Low Canal regionServed Columbia Basin irrigation area
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
East Low Canal partOf Columbia Basin reclamation system
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam suppliesPowerTo Columbia Basin Project
Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam waterIsDeliveredTo Columbia Basin irrigation canals
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
North Dam partOf Columbia Basin Project
North Dam formsPartOf Columbia Basin Project reservoir and canal system
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
North Dam partOf United States federal reclamation projects
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Dry Falls Dam partOf Columbia Basin Project
Dry Falls Dam partOf Columbia Basin irrigation system
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
O’Sullivan Dam partOf Columbia Basin Project
O’Sullivan Dam feedsIrrigationDistrict Columbia Basin irrigation areas
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
O’Sullivan Dam waterSource Columbia River via Columbia Basin Project canals
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
O’Sullivan Dam regionServed Columbia Basin Project irrigation area
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
O’Sullivan Dam engineeringProject Columbia Basin Project main works
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Washington State Route 17 parallelTo Columbia Basin irrigation canals
linked to: Columbia Basin Project
Grant County, Washington hasFeature Columbia Basin Project
subject linked to: Grant County
Grant County, Washington waterSource Columbia Basin irrigation system
subject linked to: Grant County
linked to: Columbia Basin Project