Wanapum Lake is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
on the
Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
. It was created in 1963 with the construction of
Wanapum Dam
Wanapum Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River downstream (south) from Vantage, Washington where Interstate 90 in Washington, Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia from Grant County, Washingto ...
. It stretches from there upstream to the
Rock Island Dam
Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Chelan County Public Utility District's ''Rock Island Dam and Hydro Project'' was the first dam to span the Columbia, having been built from 1929 to 19 ...
. The lake is named for the
Wanapum
The Wanapum (also Wanapam) tribe of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans formerly lived along the Columbia River from above Priest Rapids down to the mouth of the Snake River in what is now the US state of Washington (state), Was ...
people.
See also
*
List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada. Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main stem itself, each have their own list below. The dams are listed i ...
References
1963 establishments in Washington (state)
Infrastructure completed in 1963
Buildings and structures in Grant County, Washington
Columbia River
Lakes of Chelan County, Washington
Lakes of Douglas County, Washington
Lakes of Grant County, Washington
Lakes of Kittitas County, Washington
Protected areas of Chelan County, Washington
Protected areas of Douglas County, Washington
Protected areas of Grant County, Washington
Reservoirs in Washington (state)
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