Then and now: Monroe Street dam
The Monroe Street dam, reinforced wall that was placed in the Spokane River in 1972 after the 1890 dam was damaged from heavy spring flows. The new dam was placed 40-50 feet downstream of the original, which went online Nov. 12, 1890. The project was remodeled again in the early 1990s and the old powerhouse beneath the Monroe Street Bridge was torn down. Read the story here.
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1972 – Heavy spring flows damaged the 1890 rock-and-timber dam on the Spokane River. Repairs were quickly started while waiting for Federal Power Commission permits. Washington Water Power built a new concrete dam 40-50 downstream from the original and remodeled the intake and penstocks. A park, called Huntington Park, was created on the south side of the river. It was named after D.L. Huntington, third president of WWP.
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2019 – The Monroe Street Dam includes reinforced wall that was placed in the Spokane River in 1972 after the 1890-built dam was damaged by heavy spring flows. The new dam was placed 40-50 feet downstream of the original. The project was remodeled again in the early 1990s and the old powerhouse beneath the Monroe Street Bridge was torn down.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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