Near International Selkirk Loop (Washington Route 31) 0.6 miles south of Box Canyon Dam Road, on the left when traveling south.
You are looking at Box Canyon Dam, which is owned and operated by the Pend Oreille Public Utility District.
The project was built in 1955. There are four generators in the project that generate 60MW of electricity. This is enough electricity to . . . — — Map (db m197110) HM
Near International Selkirk Loop (Washington Route 31) 0.6 miles south of Box Canyon Dam Road, on the left when traveling south.
Only a few high-powered steamboats were able to make it through the rocks and rapids of Box Canyon until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed blasting and clearing rock to widen and deepen the channel. Before 1907, most passengers and freight . . . — — Map (db m197111) HM
On U.S. 2 at South Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 2.
Engine Data
478 Horsepower
22 in. cylinder – 42 in. stroke
120 lbs. PSI steam pressure
63,000 lbs. in weight
Wheel Data
16 Ft. in diameter
100 RPM
42 in. face
20,000 lbs. in weight
The . . . — — Map (db m73497) HM
