Grand Coulee Dam Vs. Hoover Dam...   Winning Stat is in RED.
 
Picture of Grand Coulee Dam


Statistics
 

General

  • Region  ............ Pacific Northwest
  • State  ......................... Washington
  • County ......................... Grant, Okanogan
  • Project ............................ Columbia Basin
  • Dam type ...................... Concrete gravity
  • Location .. 85 Miles West of Spokane, WA
  • Watercourse ................... Columbia River
  • Reservoir .... Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
  • Original construction .............. 1933-1942
  • National ID Number ................ WA00262
  • Modified ................ 1967-1974, 1982-1988

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to El. 1290 ... 9,562,000 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity at El. 1290 .......... 1,000,000 cfs
  • Outlet works Capacity at El. 1291.5 > 265,000 cfs
  • Power outlet capacity ........... 207,000 cfs

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation ............................ 1311.08 ft
  • Top of Parapet Elevation ............... 1314.58 ft
  • Structural Height ................................ 550 ft
  • Hydraulic Height ................................ 380 ft
  • Crest Length .................................. 5,223 ft
  • Crest Width ........................................ 30 ft
  • Base Width ...................................... 500 ft
  • Volume of Concrete ........ 11,975,520 cu yd
     

Hydrology

  • Drainage area .......................... 74,100 sq mi
  • Hydrometeorological Report ....... HMR 18
  • PMF (estimated) ... Snowmelt flood for an optimum snowpack and a small rainstorm over the basin
  • Volume >125,000,000 acre-ft over several months
  • Peak inflow ............................. 1,230,000 cfs
  • Maximum water surface ................ 1321.8 ft

 



Statistics
 

General

  • Region ............... Lower Colorado
  • State  .................................. Nevada
  • County .......... Clark (NV), Mohave (AZ)
  • Project ........................... Boulder Canyon
  • Dam type ................. Concrete thick arch
  • Location .... 35 Miles SE of Las Vegas, NV
  • Watercourse ................... Colorado River
  • Reservoir ................................ Lake Mead
  • Original construction .............. 1931-1936
  • National ID Number ................. NV10122
     

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to El. 1221.4 ..537,000 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity limited to ............... 260,000 cfs

     

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation .......................... 1232.0 ft
  • Top of Parapet Elevation ............. 1236.0 ft
  • Structural Height ......................... 726.4 ft
  • Hydraulic Height ............................ 576 ft
  • Crest Length .............................. 1,244 ft
  • Crest Width .................................... 45 ft
  • Base Width ..... ............................. 660 ft
  • Volume of Concrete .......... 4,400,000 cu yd


Hydrology

  • Drainage area ................... 167,800 sq mi
  • Hydrometeorological Report ............... NA
  • PMF .......... 1989 PMF August general
      storm with 100-year snowmelt
  • Volume ..  9,349,000 acre-feet over 60 days
  • Peak inflow ........................ 1,130,000 cfs
  • Maximum water surface ............. 1234.2 ft

 

When it comes to Generating Power... Grand Coulee Dam is way above and beyond Hoover's Ability.