About the Area
Located just 25 minutes north of the Tri-Cities, Tullamoor is close to outdoor recreation, historical sites, and a multitude of wineries.
The Snake River
Located just 20 miles from Tullamoor the Snake River offers some of the Northwest's best boating, fishing, and water sports. The
Snake River is a major tributary of the Columbia River in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The river's
length is 1,040 miles (1,674 km), its watershed drains
108,000 square miles (279,718.72 km²), and the average discharge at its mouth is
56,900 cubic feet per second (cfs) (1,610 m³/s). The river flows from its source
in Yellowstone
National Park through a series of mountain ranges, canyons, and
plains.
The Snake is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, with a mean discharge of 50,000 cubic feet per second (cfs),[5] or 56,900 cfs according to the USGS, the 12th largest in the United States
Lower Monumental Lock and Dam
Lower
Monumental Lock and Dam is a
hydroelectric, concrete,
gravity dam on the Snake River, and bridges Franklin
County and Walla Walla
County, in the state of Washington. The dam is
located six miles (10 km) south of the town of Kahlotus, and 43
miles (69 km) north of the town of Walla
Walla.
Construction began in June 1961. The main structure and three generators were completed in 1969, with an additional three generators finished in 1981. Generating capacity is 810 megawatts, with an overload capacity of 932 MW. The spillway has eight gates and is 572 feet (176 m) long.
Lake West
Lake
Herbert G. West (or
Lake West) is a reservoir formed by the Lower
Monumental Dam. It extends up the Snake River for 28 miles (45
km) to the tailwater of Little Goose
Dam. It has a surface area of 6,590 acres (27 km²), a maximum storage
capacity of 432,000 acre-feet (0.53 km³), normally kept at 377,000 acre-feet
(0.465 km³).
As the reservoir filled in 1968, it flooded several archaeological sites, including the Marmes Rockshelter, which contained the oldest known artifacts in Washington, dating back over 10,000 years.
Lake Herbert G. West, which extends 28 miles (45 km) east to the base of Little Goose Dam, is formed behind the dam. Lake Sacajawea, formed from Ice Harbor Dam, runs 35 miles (56 km) southwest, downstream from the base of the dam.
Area Attractions
Wineries
For a list of local wineries please visit: http://www.columbiavalleywine.com/