Columbia River System Dams Overview

What I have noted so far, going upriver:

• Bonneville
• The Dalles
• John Day
• McNary
• Snake River
• Ice Harbor and News Clippings
• Lower Monumental
• Little Goose
• Lower Granite
• Boise River: Lucky Peak
• Rock Island
• Rocky Reach
• Chelan River: Lake Chelan
• Chief Joseph, 2.6gw
• Pend Oreille River: Clark Fork River: Hungry Horse Dam
• Kootenay River: Libby

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While flying to Portland, OR, I noticed a big blue line turning west. I assumed that was the Columbia River, so I watched it to see if I could find any dams. A satellite image does confirm this is a big turn of the Columbia River.

Teacher's Guide

I missed the McNary Lock & Dam at Umatilla.

I had an 18-55mm lens so all of the full-frame pictures would be at 55mm. That is, about what you can see with the naked eye.

I did catch the John Day Dam that is downstream of the John Day River inlet.

At camera resolution

Another angle at camera resolution

Downloaded Fact Sheet

Downloaded Fact Sheet

The Dalles Dam

Soon after this dam, the river curved north and then we encountered clouds so I was not able to see the river for the rest of the trip so I did not get photos of the Bonneville Lock and Dam.

More info on the Dalles Dam

Zoomed in

Update:

Andy Michel posted
Roll on, Columbia Roll on.   Statesman Journal   February 25th, 1981

 

Brochure via usbr-history, p3

Andy Michel posted
What New Dams and When?    The Spokesman-Review     December 5th, 1948
Rob Jordan: How can they possibly not show Rock Island (1933)? Built by the Washington Electric Company, a PSE relative. Federal Propaganda Designed to control the minds of people! Nothing has changed. I bet the Feds were jealous.
[I just did Rock Island a few days ago.]

 

Andy Michel posted
7,188,666 'Horses' Ready to be Harnessed!
Tri-City Herald    February 19th, 1950
Rob Jordan: Sure, Leave Wanapum Out

Andy Michel posted
Sell the PNW Dams and BPA???    Spokane Chronicle    January 17th, 1984

safe_image for USDA spotlights importance of Columbia-Snake navigation

So which dam is this one?

Andy Michel posted
Wasting Water Day 1

The USACE is notorious for not identifying the location of their photos.

WallaWallaUSACE posted
The annual navigation lock outage is well underway throughout the district! During the navigation lock outage, crews dewater the navigation lock to perform essential inspections, repairs, or upgrades that would be impossible to complete while the lock is in service.  Every year, millions of tons of commodities are barged through the Columbia-Snake River System. One barge can carry the equivalent of 35 hopper cars or 134 semi trucks of goods, leaving a much smaller carbon footprint than road or railway transportation methods.