Lower Monumental Dam Fire

Lower Monumental Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States. Located on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington, it bridges Franklin and Walla Walla counties; it is six miles south of Kahlotus and 43 miles north of Walla Walla.
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity · run-of-the-river
  • Impounds: Snake River
  • Height: 100 feet (30 m)
  • Length: 3,791 feet (1,155 m)
  • Spillway type: Service, gate-controlled
  • Creates: Lake Herbert G. West
  • Total capacity: 432,000 acre⋅ft (0.53 km³)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org