Howard A. Hanson Dam is an earthen embankment dam on the Green River, 21 miles (34 km) east of Auburn, Washington. The dam was completed in 1961 and its primary purpose is flood control along with water supply for Tacoma, Washington.

Howard A. Hanson Dam is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located near the headwaters of the Green River in King County. It's primary purpose is flood risk reduction in the winter...

On May 12, 1962, thousands of people, many of them residents of the flood-plagued Green River Valley, attend the dedication of Howard A. Hanson Dam. The dam, located 35 miles southeast of Seattle in Eagle Gorge on the Green River, spells the …

2001年9月10日 · Named for Seattle attorney and state legislator Howard A. Hanson (d. 1957), who campaigned long and hard for the project, the dam has changed South King County from flooded farmlands to a sea of warehouses, industrial plants, condominiums, and shopping centers. Lay of the Land.

2019年1月18日 · Howard Hanson Dam is located on the upper reach of the Green-Duwamish River in King County, 63 river miles above the mouth. It is in the city of Tacoma’s municipal watershed 35 road miles...

Howard A. Hanson Dam is an earthen dam on the Green River, 35 miles southeast of Seattle. Originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1962, HAHD is a multipurpose...

2009年11月11日 · 1957 – State legislator and Seattle attorney, Howard A. Hanson, a longtime advocate for the dam, passes away. 1958 – Congress approves naming the structure – formerly known as the Eagle Gorge Dam – to the Howard Hanson Dam. 1959 – Groundbreaking for the Howard Hanson Dam begins with a dynamite explosion.

2024年10月18日 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $657 million contract to build a fish passage facility at the Howard Hanson Dam on the Green River.

2022年3月30日 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend $220 million on a fish passage facility at the Howard Hanson Dam along the Green River. The funding was announced Wednesday, March 30 but approved by Congress and signed by President Biden in November 2021 as part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

2024年3月11日 · Howard Hanson Dam was built to protect the people and infrastructure of the Green River Valley from historical catastrophic flooding. The dam has prevented an estimated $23 billion in flood...