The Dalles Dam

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gravity dam hydroelectric dam navigation dam run-of-the-river dam

The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
The Dalles Lock and Dam Historic District 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
navigation dam ⓘ
run-of-the-river dam ⓘ
builder U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
constructionStartDate 1952 ⓘ
countryBorderBetween Oregon ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
downstreamFrom John Day Dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection Bonneville Power Administration ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Northwest power grid
hasEnvironmentalConcern changes in sediment transport ⓘ
fish migration impacts ⓘ
hasFishPassage fish ladders ⓘ
hasNavigationLock yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
impactOnCommunities displacement of Native American communities ⓘ
impactOnEcosystem alteration of Columbia River flow regime ⓘ
reduction of salmon habitat ⓘ
installedCapacity over 1,800 megawatts ⓘ
locatedInCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedInState Oregon ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
locatedNearCity Dallesport, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Dalles, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Columbia River ⓘ
navigationLockType single-lift lock ⓘ
nearIndigenousLands Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon ⓘ
Umatilla Indian Reservation ⓘ
Yakama Nation ⓘ
openingDate 1957 ⓘ
operatedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
operatedByDistrict Portland District ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
partOf Columbia River hydropower system ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest ⓘ
reservoirCreated Lake Celilo ⓘ
reservoirExtendsTo Celilo Falls site ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Celilo ⓘ
submergedFeature Celilo Falls ⓘ
Celilo Village fishing sites ⓘ
upstreamFrom Bonneville Dam ⓘ
usedFor commercial navigation ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
regional power supply ⓘ

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Wasco County, Oregon → contains → The Dalles Dam ⓘ
Columbia River → hasDam → The Dalles Dam ⓘ
Wasco County, Oregon → hasHistoricSite → The Dalles Dam ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dalles Lock and Dam Historic District