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Originally Posted by Vman455
Grand Coulee Dam looks deceptively short simply because it's so massive. But according to the National Park Service it is 550 feet high and just under a mile wide. I've stopped there before; I would not have guessed those dimensions even after seeing it in person.
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That is more the exception than the rule most of the main stem dams are under 200 feet. There are dams on the feeder rivers with less than 30 feet drops. The Columbia river watershed is the example for hydro, but not the norm. Imagine what potential lies in the Missouri although we do have a few dams on that too. Or the oregon and California main rivers.