The third stop and ultimate destination of the tour is mammoth Grand Coulee Dam and its supporting complex of structures, offices, warehouses, pumps, and power lines. At first approach ...

In 1940, seven years into the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, the reservoir behind the dam (Lake Roosevelt) began to fill. The water level rose rapidly, submerging around 18,000 acres of ...

COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and ...

Sam Peterson moved into a little yellow house up the road from the headquarters of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area last June, right after he finished his third year of teaching history at a ...

Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination during the darkest days of the Depression. It promised to fulfill President Franklin ...

Former Grand Coulee Dam worker, Stephanie Duclos, sits in front of the Grand Coulee Dam on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Coulee Dam, Wash., explaining how she was terminated from her job under the ...

The Grand Coulee Dam, the largest hydropower generator in North America is located in Coulee Dam, Wash., is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, is shown near the Columbia River on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Critics Warn Staff Cuts at Federal Agencies Overseeing US Dams Could Put Public Safety at Risk COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S ...