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  2. Bonneville Dam - Wikipedia

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    Bonneville Lock and Dam / ˈbɒnəvɪl / consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. [ 6 ] The dam is located 40 miles (64 km) east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.

  3. Fish ladder - Wikipedia

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    Pool-and-weir fish ladder at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River Drone video of a fish way in Estonia, on the river Jägala FERC Fish Ladder Safety Sign. A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass, fish steps, or fish cannon, is a structure on or around artificial and natural barriers (such as dams, locks and waterfalls) to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration as well as ...

  4. Chief Joseph Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) upriver from Bridgeport, Washington. The dam is 877 km (545 mi) upriver from the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria, Oregon. It is operated by the USACE Chief Joseph Dam Project Office and the electricity is marketed by the Bonneville Power Administration.

  5. The Dalles Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Dalles Lock and Dam. The Dalles Lock and Dam is a concrete-gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River, two miles (3.2 km) east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, United States. [2] It joins Wasco County, Oregon, with Klickitat County, Washington, 192 miles (309 km) upriver from the mouth of the Columbia near Astoria, Oregon.

  6. McNary Dam - Wikipedia

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    5,170 GWh [1][2] McNary Dam is a 1.4-mile (2.2-km) long concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam which spans the Columbia River. It joins Umatilla County, Oregon with Benton County, Washington, 292 miles (470 km) upriver from the mouth of the Columbia. [3] It is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ' McNary Lock and Dam office.

  7. A power company is planning to restart Three Mile Island's ...

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    A power company is planning to restart a dormant nuclear reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear generating station to help meet the power demands of high-tech data centers.

  8. Michigan officials reel in record 125-pound prehistoric fish ...

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    Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff were conducting their annual sturgeon survey when they reeled in a 125-pound and 6-foot-plus lake sturgeon on Lake St. Clair.

  9. Bonneville, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    1138422 [1] Bonneville is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on Interstate 84 and the Columbia River. Bonneville is best known as the site of Bonneville Dam. North Bonneville, Washington is across the river. For decades before the dam was built, Bonneville was popular as a picnic spot for people living along ...