Priest Rapids
Dam in Grant County, Washington · Columbia River · forms Priest Rapids Lake
Height
187 ft
57 m (NID height)
Length
10,103 ft
3,079 m
Completed
1961
Priest Rapids Lake today
485.19 ft
7 days ▲ 1.08 ft
Normal storage
191,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Recreation; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 187 ft
- Owner
- Grant County PUD (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 191,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 7,580 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 78 ft
- Drainage area
- 95,500 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 1,152 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Seattle District
- NID ID
- WA00088
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID WA00088 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.