Grand Coulee Dam Columbia Basin Project Fact Sheet

 

1.  What type of dam is the Grand Coulee Dam?

2.  What are the dates of the original construction of the Grand Coulee Dam? Start___________ Finish___________

3.  How tall is the dam?

4.  How much concrete was used to make the Grand Coulee Dam? _____________ Using that concrete to make a 4 lane highway that is 4 inches thick, how many miles long would this highway be?

5.  How many tunnels or corridors are there in the Grand Coulee Dam?

6.  What are these tunnels used for?

7.  On what river does the Grand Coulee Dam sit?

8.  What are the 3 main reasons the dam was built?

9.  What is the dam’s power capacity?

10.                What is the name of the reservoir that is formed behind the dam?  Who was it named for and why?

11.                How was Banks Lake formed?

12.                Who is Banks Lake named for and why?

13.                What is Banks Lake’s primary purpose?