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Hunn, Eugene S. (Winter 2007). "Sk'in, The Other Side of the River".
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Capacity: 2,290,000 cu ft/s (65,000 m/s)
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399:largest hydroelectric dams in the United States
1446:Buildings and structures in The Dalles, Oregon
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498:Altitude: 79 feet (24 m) above sea level
202:2,290,000 cu ft/s (65,000 m/s)
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375:(BPA). It is part of an extensive system of
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683:"The Columbia River System Inside Story"
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1041:"Sonar shows Celilo Falls are intact"
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1123:"The Dalles Lock and Dam Fact Sheet"
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922:Barber, Katrine (January 1, 2005).
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325:, the economic and cultural hub of
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382:The Dalles Dam Visitor Center, in
186:239 ft (73 m) (Spillway)
162:Concrete gravity, run-of-the-river
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504:Length: 8,835 feet (2,693 m)
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524:Length: 2,089 feet (637 m)
473:In 2007, the USACE conducted a
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373:Bonneville Power Administration
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527:Fourteen 94,400 kilowatt units
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315:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
292:Klickitat County, Washington
178:8,835 ft (2,693 m)
136:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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761:Oregon Historical Quarterly
617:The Dalles Dam in June 1973
536:Overload capacity: 2,160 MW
298:. The closest towns on the
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516:675 feet (206 m) long
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924:The Death of Celilo Falls
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354:Columbia Hills State Park
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605:rises in the background.
589:The Dalles Dam site plan
513:86 feet (26 m) wide
363:behind the dam is named
194:Service, gate-controlled
38:From the Washington side
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272:The Dalles Lock and Dam
246:Installed capacity
170:200 ft (61 m)
113:Construction began
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27:The Dalles Lock and Dam
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730:"Celilo Falls, Oregon"
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129:Operator(s)
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79:121°08′00″W
67:Coordinates
1405:Categories
1332:Downstream
1282:Bonneville
1277:The Dalles
1222:Revelstoke
1045:oregonlive
894:(2): 6–9.
864:October 2,
643:References
603:Mount Hood
541:Spillway:
445:salmon run
436:media help
350:petroglyph
304:Dallesport
300:Washington
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