City of Spokane Upriver Pumping Station
Learn the history of how the City of Spokane developed its innovative water supply system and tour the historic water pumping facilities, begun in 1888, located at Upriver Dam on the Spokane River. Walk through the abandoned turbine-pump gallery in the catacombs that still contain the original penstocks, gates, turbines and pumps. You will see some of the original electric pumping equipment, and walk through the well house of a preserved aquifer well, full of crystal-clear water just as it was over a century ago. Finally, tour the interior of the 1930s electric powerhouse, complete with its stunning and intact original art deco tile.
Directions to the next stop: Long Lake Power Station
42.0 mi away
Head southwest on N Waterworks St toward Felts Field
Slight right onto E Trent Ave
Turn left onto N Hamilton St
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-90 W/Seattle and merge onto I-90 W
Take exit 277 to merge onto US-2 W toward Davenport
Turn right onto WA-231 N/N Aspen St
Turn right onto Eagle View Ln
Continue onto Long Lake Dam Rd