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. After the dam's reservoir reached record levels in Janua...
Dedicated in 1962, the Howard A. Hanson Dam brought necessary flood relief to the Green River Valley, and opened the way for increased valley development. Named for Seattle attorney and state legisla
Background ; Before it was constructed, floodwaters of the Green River periodically spread almost unimpeded across the Green River Valley. Over the past 70 years the Valley has flooded more than 30 times, heavily damaging lands and buildings. People still remember the December 1959 flood when houses were flooded up to the second floors, and much irreplaceable topsoil was washed into Puget Sound. After a tour of the devastated area, the state's governor was heard to say: "We regard water as one o...
FIRO is being developed and tested as a collaborative effort in the Russian River Basin (Lake Mendocino, Lake Sonoma), the Santa Ana River Basin (Prado Dam, Seven Oaks Dam), the Yuba-Feather River Basins and the Green River (Howard H ...
Description · The Howard A. Hanson Dam (HAHD) Additional Water Storage Project (AWSP) was authorized by Section 101 (b)(15) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1999 for municipal and industrial water supply and ecosystem restoration, with fish passage being recognized as a key element. This project involves the construction of a downstream fish passage facility that will allow juvenile salmon and steelhead to safely pass downstream through HAHD. The facility consists of vertically...
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
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that she will be hosting a major meeting of state and federal officials tomorrow, May 6, 2010, to push for expedited design and funding for interim and permanent repairs to the federal Howard Hanson Dam that would significantly reduce the threat of flooding to the Green River Valley. Senator Murray is bringing together members of the Washington state delegation, Governor Gregoire, local officials, and members of the local business community to meet with lead...
(Seattle, WA) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), joined U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), as well as local and Tribal leaders for a press conference at the Howard Hanson Dam to highlight major recent investments secured by Murray and Schrier for the dam and salmon recovery efforts. During the event, Senator Murray underscored the critical role of salmon in Washington state’s economy and ecosystems, and stressed the need to ensure fish passages like the Howard Hanson Dam have the feder...
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured $44 million in emergency funding for critical repairs to the Howard Hanson Dam. Murray included the funds, which will go to the Army Corps of Engineers, in the Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. “This is a big step in safeguarding homes, businesses, and the economy of the Green River Valley,” said Senator Murray. “I...
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said she has only just begun to fight for federal money to repair the Howard Hanson Dam and protect the Green River Valley from flooding. Murray and a parade of pol...