Grand Coulee Dam for the upper Columbia River and Snake River and in 1932, his 1,000-page report was submitted to Congress. It recommended the Grand Coulee Dam and nine others on the river, including some in Canada. The report stated electricity sales from the Grand Coulee Dam could pay for construction costs. Reclamation—whose interest in the dam was revitalized by the report—endorsed it. Although there was support for the Grand Coulee Dam, others argued there was little need for more electricity in the Northwest and crops were in surplus. The Army Corps did not believe construction should be a federal project and saw
Plum Coulee Plum Coulee Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is west of Altona, one hour southwest of Winnipeg and half an hour from the United States border. It is also the former home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club. It has a man-made beach located in town. Philanthropist Saidye Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee. Plum Coulee's population of 800 is growing through land development. Working with local land owners, the former Town of Plum Coulee developed a