Grand Coulee Dam

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Grand Coulee Dam spans the Columbia River in central Washington, about ninety miles northwest of Spokane, on the boundary between Grant and Okanogan counties. The towns of Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam sit immediately below the structure on State Route 155.

Grand Coulee is 550 feet high and 5,223 feet long, holding roughly 12 million cubic yards of concrete. It is the largest concrete structure ever built in the United States and the largest hydroelectric power station in the country by capacity at 6,809 megawatts.

Construction began in 1933 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was substantially complete by 1942. Concrete was poured continuously between 1935 and 1942. The Third Powerhouse came online between 1975 and 1980, expanding total generating capacity to 6,809 megawatts.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates Grand Coulee Dam as the cornerstone of the Columbia Basin Project. The Bonneville Power Administration markets the power. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation hold treaty interests in the river and the reservoir above the dam.

The dam was built without fish ladders and closed the upper Columbia to salmon migration above the structure in 1939. The Colville and Spokane tribes were displaced from the river's bend, and the loss of the salmon runs has been a continuing harm acknowledged by federal settlements since.

Yes. The Bureau of Reclamation operates a free visitor centre at the dam, open daily except for major federal holidays. Self-guided overlooks above the powerhouses are open during visitor-centre hours. State Route 155 crosses the dam crest itself.

From late May through September, the Bureau of Reclamation projects a laser light show onto the spillway face after sunset. The show tells the river's story across roughly thirty minutes. Audiences gather at the visitor centre's overlook and along the river below the dam.

Yes. Grand Coulee is one of the defining landmarks of the Columbia Basin and a touchstone for families with ties to the Bureau, the Colville Reservation, or the basin's farms downriver. A Coaster or Small with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The warm concrete tones and dry-country palette read well in industrial-modern interiors, ranch and lodge rooms with timber and stone, and Pacific Northwest rooms that lean into the dry-side landscape rather than the coastal one. It pairs with leather and walnut especially well.

Industrial-modern continues to read well, with concrete, steel, and exposed structure as recurring notes. The Grand Coulee tile sits inside that vocabulary while staying tied to a specific landmark rather than generic factory or warehouse imagery.

A single Large reads well above a standard console. Above a full sofa, most customers choose a 4-tile Mural or, for a longer wall, a 9-tile Mural that scales the dam face and the river canyon to the full sofa width.

Yes. The Dura Satin and Matte finishes are scratch- and moisture-resistant and are made for vertical installations like backsplashes, shower walls, and powder-room features. The Glossy finish is for framed and wall-display use.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. For stuck-on grime in a kitchen install, a mild dish soap and a soft cloth work; no abrasives, no bleach, no scouring pads.

Yes. The Grand Coulee Dam artwork is original to Wender Studios, painted in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. The image is not licensed from a stock provider and does not appear in any other catalog.