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Priest Rapids Dam
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Priest Rapids Dam
Priest Rapids Dam
is a
hydroelectric
, concrete gravity
dam
; located on the
Columbia River
, between the
Yakima Firing Range
and the
Hanford Nuclear Reservation
, and bridges
Yakima County
and
Grant County
, in the
U.S. state
of
Washington
. The dam is 24 miles south of the town of
Vantage
, and 47 miles northwest of the city of
Richland
. It is located at mile marker 397.1 from the mouth of the Columbia. It is owned by the
Grant County Public Utility District
.
Priest Rapids
, for which the dam was named, are now submerged beneath the dam's reservoir.
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