Case Study
Howard Hanson Dam
PROJECT CASE STUDY he Howard Hanson Dam is lo- cated on the Green River, near the city of Auburn, Washington and approximately 50 miles from Seattle. The dam’s reservoir collects water from several nearby rivers, including the White, Green, Black, Stuck and Duwamish Rivers. The Green River Valley, located below the dam, was once an agricultural area known to frequently experience substantial flood- ing during heavy rains. At the time th