Lower Granite Dam Map

Lower granite lock and dam is a concrete gravity run of the river dam in the northwest united states on the lower snake river in southeastern washington it bridges whitman and garfield counties.

Lower granite dam map.

These web pages provide information about the location construction date pool elevation and powerhouse capacity of the major federal and non federal hydroelectric projects in the columbia basin. Lower granite dam navigation lock is the last of eight locks encountered in the columbia snake inland waterway a 465 mile river highway that allows barge transport of commodities between the pacific ocean and lewiston id. Lower granite dam web page. The koa also has a restaurant and store for all your camping amenities and much more.

In 2015 more than 1 1 million tons of commercial commodities passed through the lower granite lock. Army corps of engineers walla walla district for all additional information. At security gate dial 2210 for crossing escort. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions.

Get directions reviews and information for lower granite lock dam in pomeroy wa. 04 little goose dam to lower granite dam. 2020 steelhead count from july 1 to december 31 2020 to view winter passage at bonneville dam go to. 04 little goose dam to lower granite dam.

Opened 45 years ago in 1975 the dam is located 22 miles 35 km south of colfax and 35 miles 56 km north of pomeroy. The park also has 8 boat docks that have a dump station along with fuel for your boat. Corps of engineers fish reporting site dam date of count daily count total to date in 2020 total to date in 2019 5 year average total count to date bonneville oct 1 446 104 286 66 091 132 844 lower granite oct 1 1 623 28 838 12 500 33 485 counts include wild and hatchery origin fish. Follow lower granite rd to dam.

Lower granite lock dam 885 almota ferry rd pomeroy wa 99347. As the first collector dam on the snake river lower granite is a primary component of the juvenile fish transportation program. Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park. At bonneville in 1938 at mcnary in 1954 at the dalles in 1957 at ice harbor 1962 at john day in 1968 at lower monumental in 1969 at little goose in 1970 and at lower granite in 1975.

There is a 4 mile walking asphalt path along the river going up to the lower granite dam for you to take in the views of the gorge. Transport began in the late 1960 s as a research program on how to bypass juvenile salmon and steelhead around the corps dams and reservoirs of the snake and columbia rivers. Fish counting at the dams was started as each dam was put into service. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and.