Grand Coulee is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 972 at the 2020 census.
History
Grand Coulee was officially incorporated on November 6, 1935. It is located above the Grand Coulee Dam and next to North Dam. It was the birthplace of the molecular biologist John Abelson (1938).
Notable person
John Norman Abelson, a molecular biologist, was born in Grand Coulee in 1938.
Geography
thumb|Aerial view from the south with Grand Coulee located centrally, Electric City to the left and Coulee Dam to the right.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.
The city of Grand Coulee is located at the northern end of its namesake, the Grand Coulee, the canyon-like walls of which rise from the 1,483 feet above sea level in the city to over 2,300 feet immediately south of the city. The terrain falls off approximately 200 feet from the city to the shore of Crescent Bay and Lake Roosevelt immediately to the east of the city. Electric City is approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest and the town of Coulee Dam is approximately three miles to the north. The three cities are connected by Washington State Route 155, which has a junction with Washington State Route 174 in Grand Coulee.