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?