Snake River hydropower system
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The Snake River hydropower system is a network of dams and related infrastructure along the Snake River that generates hydroelectric power, supports irrigation, and influences regional water management and ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snake River dams | 4 |
| Snake River hydroelectric system | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydropower system
ⓘ
water resources infrastructure network ⓘ |
| affects |
Columbia River hydropower system
ⓘ
anadromous fish populations ⓘ regional water management in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ salmon migration ⓘ steelhead migration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| energySource |
hydropower
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
aquatic ecosystems of the Snake River
ⓘ
riparian habitats along the Snake River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Falls Dam
NERFINISHED
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Bliss Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Brownlee Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ C.J. Strike Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gem State Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hagerman Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hells Canyon Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Harbor Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Goose Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Granite Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Monumental Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Salmon Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Milner Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Minidoka Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Niagara Springs power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ Other small hydroelectric facilities on the Snake River ⓘ Oxbow Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Palisades Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Swan Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thousand Springs Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Salmon Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
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Snake River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operator |
Idaho Power Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia River Basin hydropower network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| river | Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
proposals to remove four Lower Snake River dams
ⓘ
regional environmental policy debates ⓘ |
| usesFor |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Snake River dams
this entity surface form:
Snake River dams
this entity surface form:
Snake River hydroelectric system
this entity surface form:
Snake River dams
this entity surface form:
Snake River dams