Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
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.
Libby Dam Project is a multi-purpose water resource development. Its purposes are flood reduction, hydropower, recreation, and environmental stewardship. We recognize that our day to day activities in operating a facility such as Libby Dam have a direct…
Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in Columbia and Whitman counties in the state of Washington, on the Snake River.[2] The dam is located 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the town of Starbuck, and 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton.
Lookout Point Dam is an earth and gravel-filled dam with concrete gated spillways. It was completed in 1954 at a cost of $88.2 million. In coordination with Hills Creek and Fall Creek dams, the three dams work together…
Lost Creek is an earthfill structure with a gated spillway. Jess Dam was the first of three multi-purpose storage projects completed in the Rogue River Basin project. Jess Dam’s authorized primary purposes include flood risk management, water quality improvement, irrigation, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement and recreation.
Lower Granite Lock and Dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam on the Snake River, and bridges Whitman County and Garfield County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[4] The dam is located 22 miles (35 km) south of the town of Colfax, and 35 miles (56 km) north of Pomeroy.
Lower Monumental Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam on the Snake River, and bridges Franklin County and Walla Walla County, in the state of Washington.[3] The dam is located six miles (10 km) south of the town of Kahlotus, and 43 miles (69 km) north of the town of Walla Walla.
Located 65 miles south of Tacoma, Washington, Mayfield Dam is part of the two-dam Cowlitz Hydroelectric Project. Construction began in 1955 and power generation began in 1963.
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 at Astoria, Oregon.
Minidoka Dam is a combined diversion, storage, and power structure located just south of Minidoka, Idaho.The reservoir behind the dam is Lake Walcott.