Lower Granite Dam Tour

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Lower granite dam tour.

Army corps of engineers walla walla district for all additional information. Small group and family tours of the powerhouse and juvenile fish facility may be available upon request throughout. On saturdays and sundays tours are at 10am 1pm and 3pm. Please arrive 10 15 minutes prior to tour time bring valid photo id 18yrs and wear closed toed shoes.

The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m. Student s will be provided with transportation for the tour. There is not cost to attend. Interested in checking out the lower granite project.

Co located with lower granite lock and dam 14 miles south of colfax washington the airport provides an excellent opportunity for fishing camping and educational tours through the dam. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and. 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. Travel west on hwy.

We are planning on going back with shoes to do the hard hat tour very soon. Follow lower granite rd to dam. You can view the fish ladder from outside. Guided dam tours are available.

Lower granite lock and dam also has a visitor center that offers movies inter active displays brochures guided tours and a friendly and helpful staff. If you find yourself out in the palouse and looking for something different to do i highly recommend stopping by the lower granite lock and dam visitor center. Army corps of engineers. From state highway 127 turn east just south of the snake river on lower deadman creek road.

Lower granite dam web page. At security gate dial 2210 for crossing escort. Proceed 35 miles following the directional signs to lower granite dam. The concrete around the antenna array is reinforced with fiberglass rods instead of metal rebar that could interfere with signals from the antenna.

The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m. Lower granite is another of the airports leased from the corps of engineers on the snake river. This is an easy drive from the spokane area as well. Crews lower one antenna unit into place in the spillway of lower granite dam where it will be covered in concrete.

12 toward pomeroy and look for signs to lower granite dam. 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. It is well worth the drive. Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park.

Join us for a free hard hat tour of lower granite dam.