NCW Photo of the Week: No Water Flows Through The Chelan Dam

The Chelan Dam is unique in that sometimes water flows through it and sometimes it doesn’t. This is not so much the case anymore, but it was once the norm to see the short Chelan River channel that speeds down the hillside to the Columbia River bone dry. Here is a look at the Chelan [...]

Photo Of The Week: Water Spilling Through The Chelan Dam

One of the lesser seen dams in North Central Washington is the Chelan Dam that crosses the Chelan River shortly after it leaves Lake Chelan. The spillways to this dam are rarely opened as most of the water is pumped underground to the powerhouse down below. Twitter This!