VIRTUALGUIDE
of Wenatchee
Rocky Reach Dam
Wenatchee, Washington
Power plant
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Opening hours: Need to book a tour
Distance from Wenatchee: 9.5 Miles
Prices: free
The
Rocky
Reach
Dam
is
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in
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generators have a capacity of 1300 MW.
Water
flows
through
each
of
the
seven
turbines
at
a
rate
of
116
thousand
gallons
per
second
and
145
thousand
gallons
per
second
through
each
of
the
remaining
four
turbines.
The
Dam
is
owned and operated by Chelan County.
We
went
to
the
dam
by
bus,
when
we
arrived
we
passed
a
security
check
and
two
guides
divided
us
in
two
groups.
We
went
down
with
an
elevator
inside
the
dam
and
stood
in
front
of
a
big
window
where
we
could
see
the
fish
swim
past
and
the
guide
told
us
how
they
fight
against
some
fish
which
kills
and
eats
the
salmon,
she
also
told
us
about
the
way
the
salmon
travels
through
his
life.
It
was
a
strange
feeling
standing
in
front
of
this
window
knowing
we
are
that
deep
under
the
water
level.
After
that
we
went
back
up,
crossed
the
dam
and
went
down
by
elevator
on
the
other
side
of
the
dam.
We
went
on
a
small
balcony
and
had
the
chance
to
look
at
the
big
hall
with
the
really
huge
turbines,
which
was
a
great experience.
We
also
thought
it
is
crazy
that
they
have
to
change
the
wings
of
the
turbine
every
five
years
because
the
water
is
so
strong
that
it
destroys
the
wings
over
time.
After
that
we
could
walk
around
in
a
museum,
which
was
really
great
because
it
also
gave
us
a
lot
information
about
Wenatchee
and
not
only
the
dam,
but
also
about
some things that were just not that interesting.
!
M
y tip:
Go there in the summer because there will be many more fish in the fish
ladder.
