The Dalles Dam
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| The Dalles Dam | |
 From the Washington side |
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| Maintained by | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Operator) Bonneville Power Administration (Marketer) |
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The Dalles Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, two-miles east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, USA. It joins Wasco County, Oregon with Klickitat County, Washington, 192 miles (309 km) upriver from the mouth of the Columbia near Astoria, Oregon. The closest towns on the Washington side are Lyle and Wishram.
The dam is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the power is marketed by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).
The reservoir behind the dam is named Lake Celilo, and runs 24 miles (39 km) up the river channel, to the foot of John Day Dam. Slackwater created by the dam submerged numerous rapids above The Dalles, including culturally significant Celilo Falls. The Dalles Dam Visitor Center is located at Seufert Park on the Oregon shore, and was built in 1981. The Columbia Hills State Park is nearby.
The Dalles Dam is part of the Columbia River Basin system of dams.
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[edit] Stats
- Location: 45.6123431 -121.1345147
( ) - Altitude: 79 feet (24 m) above sea level
- Height: 260 feet (79 m)
- Length: 8,875 feet (2,705 m)
- Navigation lock:
- Single-lift
- 86 feet (26 m) wide
- 650 feet (198 m) long
- Powerhouse:
- Length: 2,089 feet (636.7 m)
- Fourteen 78,000 kilowatt units
- Eight 85,975 kilowatt units
- Total capacity: 1,779.8 megawatts
- Overload capacity: 2,038 MW
- Spillway:
- Gates: 23
- Length: 1,380 feet (420 m)
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 Looking west, fish ladder in the foreground, power generation center. Mount Hood rising in the background. |
 The Dalles Dam site plan |
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- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Columbia River Dams |
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| Bonneville • The Dalles • John Day • McNary • Priest Rapids • Wanapum • Rock Island • Rocky Reach • Wells • Chief Joseph • Grand Coulee • Keenleyside • Revelstoke • Mica |
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| Upstream Rail bridge |
The Dalles Dam |
Downstream The Dalles Bridge  |
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