The Star - News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area

Sixty-six Years Ago June 1 1948 - This is the west bank of the Columbia, skirting the town of Coulee Dam. During the 1948 flood extensive damage was done to the riprapped slopes on both banks for nearly a mile downstream. To protect critical areas, government forces worked around the clock for nearly two weeks, hauling replacement riprap. The discharge on this date was 535,000 cfs.