The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m.
Lower granite dam tour.
Lower granite is another of the airports leased from the corps of engineers on the snake river.
Hwy 194 sw follow signs to almota and boyer park.
Student s will be provided with transportation for the tour.
We are planning on going back with shoes to do the hard hat tour very soon.
Army corps of engineers walla walla district for all additional information.
From state highway 127 turn east just south of the snake river on lower deadman creek road.
The concrete around the antenna array is reinforced with fiberglass rods instead of metal rebar that could interfere with signals from the antenna.
The visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 00 a m.
Travel west on hwy.
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.
It is well worth the drive.
Lower granite dam is part of the columbia river basin system of dams built and.
Army corps of engineers.
Lower granite lock and dam also has a visitor center that offers movies inter active displays brochures guided tours and a friendly and helpful staff.
Follow lower granite rd to dam.
On saturdays and sundays tours are at 10am 1pm and 3pm.
There is not cost to attend.
12 toward pomeroy and look for signs to lower granite dam.
Interested in checking out the lower granite project.
Proceed 35 miles following the directional signs to lower granite dam.
The visitor center is open 8 30 am to 5 pm monday through saturday and has a fish ladder viewing point where you can see the fish go through the ladder under water.
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.
You can view the fish ladder from outside.
Crews lower one antenna unit into place in the spillway of lower granite dam where it will be covered in concrete.
Join us for a free hard hat tour of lower granite dam.
Guided dam tours are available.
Please arrive 10 15 minutes prior to tour time bring valid photo id 18yrs and wear closed toed shoes.
At security gate dial 2210 for crossing escort.
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.
Lower granite dam web page.
These web pages provide information about the location construction date pool elevation and powerhouse capacity of the major federal and non federal hydroelectric projects in the columbia basin.
This is an easy drive from the spokane area as well.
Co located with lower granite lock and dam 14 miles south of colfax washington the airport provides an excellent opportunity for fishing camping and educational tours through the dam.
