Wanapum Dam

Firefighters continued to attack a growing fire today in Grant County. It’s burning near the Wanapum Dam between the Columbia River and Royal City. Afternoon estimates had the so-called 2-4-3 Fire at nearly 5,000 acres, with that number expected to rise in windy conditions this afternoon and overnight.

Crews have finished drilling around 230 core samples in Priest Rapids Dam on the Columbia River in central Washington state.