Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was preside
Gifford Ferry crossing Lake Roosevelt near Inchelium
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake looking downstream toward Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
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Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
…Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president during the construction of the dam. Covering 125 square miles (80,000…
Grand Coulee Dam Panorama
The dam site before construction, looking south
The east-side cofferdam after the west base was complete
The base of the dam in 1938