Lower Granite Falls Dam

The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m.

Lower granite falls dam.

The hydro plant was recently upgraded with more efficient equipment resulting in a total electrical output of 1 2 megawatts. The action referred to as the preferred alternative is a suite of structural and operational measures that provide a balanced approach to operations maintenance and configuration of the columbia river system comprised of 14 federal dam and reservoir projects in idaho montana oregon and washington. 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. The city of granite falls bought the dam in 1911 and installed hydro power generators.

The project provides hydroelectric generation navigation recreation and incidental irrigation. 2020 steelhead count from july 1 to december 31 2020 to view winter passage at bonneville dam go to. 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. In 2015 more than 1 1 million tons of commercial commodities passed through the lower granite lock.

21 m 69 ft 25. 2020 adult chinook salmon count from august 1 to december 15 2020 dam date of count daily adult count total to date in 2020 total to date in 2019 5 year average total count to date bonneville oct 1 2 321 362 520 249 906 400 704 lower granite oct 1 154 22 703 13 335 26 210 counts include both hatchery and wild origin adults. Lower granite dam this congressionally authorized project consists of lower granite dam navigation lock powerhouse a fish ladder and associated facilities. The granite falls dam was built in the late 1800s to supply mechanical power to a mill.

It should not be confused with a much larger dam on the minnesota river in downtown granite falls which will remain. Lower bonnington falls dam. Xcel officials say it will cost more than 2 million to remove the dam. Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and.

Small group and family tours of the powerhouse and juvenile fish facility may be available upon request throughout. It was abandoned in 1896. 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. Jacks are not included in the count.

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. Lower granite lake little goose dam.