It is well worth the drive.
Can you drive across lower granite dam.
Opened 45 years ago in 1975 the dam is located 22 miles 35 km south of colfax and 35 miles 56 km north of pomeroy.
Starting wednesday through dec.
20 vehicles can cross the dam on saturdays from 6 30 a m.
The project provides hydroelectric generation navigation recreation and incidental irrigation.
Tour and school buses must contact the dam at 509 843 1493 at least 24 hours in advance for crossing authorization.
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Officials had closed the dam crossing back on july 10 due to covid 19 health concerns.
Through 5 p m except for federal holidays unless otherwise announced.
Lower granite lock and dam wallawallausace.
Monday thursday 7 00 a m.
Lower granite dam crossings allowed monday through friday from 6 30 a m.
To 5 p m except for federal holidays unless otherwise announced.
Summer public crossing hours at lower granite are as follows.
2020 steelhead count from july 1 to december 31 2020 to view winter passage at bonneville dam go to.
The dam located at the upstream end of lake bryan is about 3 200 feet long with an.
With north south travelers crossing on the hour and 30 minute mark and south north travelers on the 15 and 45 minute mark of.
Lower granite lock and dam allows traffic crossings daily from 7 a m.
Lower granite dam this congressionally authorized project consists of lower granite dam navigation lock powerhouse a fish ladder and associated facilities.
For questions please call the clarkston natural resources management office at 509 751 0240 the lower granite visitor center at 509 843 2214 or send us a message on facebook.
Corps of engineers fish reporting site dam date of count daily count total to date in 2020 total to date in 2019 5 year average total count to date bonneville oct 1 446 104 286 66 091 132 844 lower granite oct 1 1 623 28 838 12 500 33 485 counts include wild and hatchery origin fish.
Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and.
Clarkston officials at lower granite lock and dam announced on thursday july 23 that they have reopened dam crossings.
Tour and school busses must contact the dam at 509.
If you find yourself out in the palouse and looking for something different to do i highly recommend stopping by the lower granite lock and dam visitor center.
Lower granite lock and dam is a concrete gravity run of the river dam in the northwest united states on the lower snake river in southeastern washington it bridges whitman and garfield counties.
