Hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:31 1 Main stem Columbia River dams
00:02:51 1.1 Snake River dams
00:03:09 1.1.1 Salmon River dams
00:03:19 1.1.1.1 Little Salmon River dams
00:03:36 1.1.2 Owyhee River dams
00:03:54 1.1.2.1 South Fork Owyhee River dams
00:04:12 1.1.3 Malheur River dams
00:04:29 1.1.4 Grande Ronde River dams
00:04:39 1.1.4.1 Wallowa River dams
00:04:57 1.1.5 Powder River dams
00:05:16 1.1.6 Blackfoot River dams
00:05:35 1.1.7 Henrys Fork dams
00:05:52 1.1.7.1 Fall River dams
00:06:08 1.1.8 Portneuf River dams
00:06:26 1.1.9 Salmon Falls Creek dams
00:06:44 1.1.10 Boise River dams
00:07:03 1.1.10.1 South Fork Boise River dams
00:07:22 1.1.11 Goose Creek dams
00:07:39 1.1.12 Weiser River dams
00:07:57 1.1.13 Burnt River dams
00:08:17 1.1.14 Willow Creek dams
00:08:34 1.1.15 Payette River dams
00:08:53 1.1.15.1 North Fork Payette River dams
00:09:11 1.1.15.2 South Fork Payette River dams
00:09:29 1.1.16 Clearwater River dams
00:09:38 1.1.16.1 North Fork Clearwater River dams
00:09:57 1.1.17 Malad River dams
00:10:06 1.1.17.1 Big Wood River dams
00:10:23 1.1.17.1.1 Camas Creek
00:10:38 1.1.17.2 Little Wood River dams
00:10:55 1.2 Kootenay River dams
00:11:15 1.2.1 Bull River dams
00:11:32 1.2.2 Elk River dams
00:11:50 1.2.3 Duncan River dams
00:12:07 1.2.4 Mark Creek dams
00:12:24 1.3 Pend Oreille River / Clark Fork River dams
00:12:47 1.3.1 Flathead River dams
00:13:06 1.4 Deschutes River dams
00:13:25 1.5 Yakima River dams
00:13:43 1.5.1 Cle Elum River dams
00:14:02 1.5.2 Kachess River dams
00:14:19 1.5.3 Naches River dams
00:14:28 1.5.3.1 Bumping River dams
00:14:45 1.5.3.2 Tieton River dams
00:15:02 1.6 Willamette River dams
00:15:23 1.6.1 Santiam River dams
00:15:43 1.6.2 Middle Fork Willamette River dams
00:16:02 1.6.3 McKenzie River dams
00:16:20 1.6.4 Coast Fork Willamette River dams
00:16:40 1.7 Spokane River dams
00:16:58 1.8 Cowlitz River dams
00:17:19 1.9 Lewis River dams
00:17:37 1.10 Spillimacheen River dams
00:17:55 1.11 Wenatchee River dams
00:18:12 1.12 Chelan River dams
00:18:29 2 See also



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There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada. Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main stem itself, each have their own list below. The dams are listed in the order as they are found from source to terminus. Many of the dams in the Columbia River watershed were not created for the specific purposes of water storage or flood protection. Instead, the primary purpose of many of these dams is to produce hydroelectricity. As can be seen in the lists, these dams provide many tens of gigawatts of power.
Major dam construction began in the early 20th century and picked up the pace after the Columbia River Treaty in the 1960s, by the mid 1980s all the big dams were finished. Including just the dams listed below, there are 60 dams in the watershed, with 14 on the Columbia, 20 on the Snake, seven on the Kootenay, seven on the Pend Oreille / Clark, two on the Flathead, eight on the Yakima, and two on the Owyhee. Averaging a major dam every 72 miles (116 km), the rivers in the Columbia watershed combine to generate over 36,000 megawatts of power, with the majority coming on the main stem. Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, generating 6,809 megawatts, over one-sixth of all power in the basin.
In addition to providing ample power for the people of the Pacific Northwest, the reservoirs created by the dams have created numerous recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and windsurfing. Furthermore, by creating a constant flow and consistent depth along the river channel, the series of locks and dams have allowed for Lewi ...