Welcome to Chief Joseph Dam and Rufus Woods Lake. There are several traditional geocaches at Chief Joseph dam that you can find. You can also join the 2 Geocache Challenges for some hide and seek fun!!
Three Dam Tour Geocache Challenge
Get a Passport from one of the 3 participating dams: Rocky Reach Dam, Chief Joseph Dam, and Grand Coulee Dam. To complete the challenge and receive a unique patch, cachers must fill their passport by finishing the geocache courses at all three dams. Cachers can visit the dams in any order.
In order to get a stamp in your passport for Chief Joseph Dam you must seek out at least 3 of the 5 caches. At each cache you will learn some amazing facts about the area and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Once your Mission has been successfully completed you can get your stamp/passport at the bonus cache that can be accessed 24 hours a day. Bonus Cache: 47°59.744' N, 119°38.992' W (make sure to sign the log book and record the names of the 3 caches you found).
Coordinates to other caches:
48°00.043' N
119°38.504' W
47°59.929' N
119°38.002' W
47°59.590' N
119°37.365' W
47°59.474' N
119°37.640' W
FWEE Hydro Cache Challenge
Visit geocaches at other participating hydro sites and you’ll receive a FWEE Hydro Cache Challenge patch. For more details visit fwee.org/geocache
Did You Know:
* The initial 16 turbines in the generators are over 50 years old. Currently those turbines are being replaced with more efficient stainless steel turbines.
* Hydropower is the most efficient of electrical generation, converting 90% of available energy into electricity.
* Hydropower is a clean, reusable source of electricity. It produces no emissions and its fuel (water) can be used at each downstream dam.
