John Day Dam

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John Day Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation capacity and role in regional navigation and water management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basin Columbia River Basin
commissioningDate 1971
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1958
countryCode US
countrySubdivision Gilliam County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Klickitat County, Washington NERFINISHED
Sherman County, Oregon
createsReservoir Lake Umatilla
energySource hydropower
fishPassageFacility fish ladders
gridConnection Pacific Northwest power grid
hasInfrastructureType run-of-river dam
hasNavigationLock yes
hasPowerPlant yes
hasSpillway yes
hasSpillwayGates yes
hasTurbines yes
isDownstreamFrom McNary Dam NERFINISHED
isPartOf Columbia River hydropower system
isPublicInfrastructure yes
isUpstreamFrom The Dalles Dam NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion Pacific Northwest
locatedInState Oregon
Washington
locatedOnRiver Columbia River
managedBy Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
navigationLockType single-lift lock
nearCity Goldendale, Washington NERFINISHED
Rufus, Oregon
openingDate 1971
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation support
navigation
regionServed Pacific Northwest
reservoirLocatedOnRiver Columbia River
reservoirName Lake Umatilla
roleInNavigation supports barge traffic on the Columbia–Snake river system
waterManagementRole contributes to flood risk management
regulates river flow
supports irrigation withdrawals

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