The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District is also a member of the Grand Coulee Hydropower Authority.
The water source servicing the irrigated lands within the district starts at Grand Coulee Dam, located in North Central Washington.
The East Low Canal serves the East and South Columbia Basin Irrigation Districts, while the West Canal exclusively services the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District.
Over $2 billion worth of crops are grown annually within the Columbia Basin Project:alfalfa, wheat, soybeans, mint, potatoes, sweet corn, grain corn, livestock, apples, cherries, peaches, apricots, oats, barley, wine grapes, beans, sugar beets, carrots, squash, watermelon, and various other crops are commonly grown within the Irrigation District.
[3] Irrigable land - 247,452 acres (1,001.4 km2) District area - Over 500,000 acres (2.0×109 m2) Initial capacity of West Canal - 5,100 cu ft/s (140 m3/s) West canal length - 88 miles (142 km) Sub laterals length - 893 miles (1,437 km) Drains/wasteways length - 1,563 miles (2,515 km) Parcels of land served - 4,166 Number of employees - 113 Irrigable area per employee - 2,189 acres (8.9 km2)[4][5]