Month: May 2011
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Leaburg-Walterville: McKenzie River, OR
The Leaburg Walterville Hydroelectric Project is comprised of two facilities located at different points on the McKenzie River. Both plants are run-of-the-river facilities, meaning that the natural flow and elevation drop of the river are used to generate electricity.
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Third plan for Columbia Basin dams and wild salmon might still have holes, Judge James A. Redden warns
By Scott Learn The Oregonian Federal Judge James A. Redden’s potential swan song hearing on the Northwest’s highest-profile salmon case Monday was short but not particularly sweet. Redden, 82, has presided over the U.S. District Court case since…
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Habitat restoration soars on Columbia River, but fish benefits are murky
By Scott Learn The Oregonian CHINOOK, Wash. — This winter, restoration workers punched a 12-foot concrete culvert through the rock rip-rap that lines the Columbia River near the ocean and waited for fish to hit wetlands walled off…
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Hills Creek: M. Fork Willamette River, OR
Hills Creek Dam is an earthfill structure with a gated concrete spillway and outlet works for regulating lake levels. The dam was completed in 1961 at a cost of $46 million. In coordination with Lookout Point and Fall…
