Washington Water Power Spokane River Upper Falls Hydroelectric Development, Gates & Gate-Lifting Mechanisms, Spokane River, approximately 0.5 mile northeast of intersection of Spokane Falls Boulevard & Post Street, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Significance: Washington Water Power's south channel dam, gate house, gates, and associated lifting mechanisms are the elements which control the flow of water from the south channel of the Spokane River into the penstock. The penstock is the pipe that provides hydraulic force to operate the single vertical shaft turbine-generator unit located in the Upper Falls Poewr Plant, located ca. 400 ft below (north of) the south channel intake gates...
Survey number: HAER WA-162-B