Talk:List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

message: So, why exactly is this a stub, and what should be done to expand it? It is a complete list of every dam on the Columbia, which is what the title implies. It has additional info about each dam, which to my mind is over and above what one would expect.
I do think it would be good to have an article some day about hydro dams in the Columbia basin, but that would be a separate project.
So is it really a stub? -Pete (talk) 23:45, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: stub?

message: I made a table for the Snake River dams, or at least those that have pages on wikipedia. I think this kind of thing would be nice, and can add more for other tributaries over time. I'm not sure whether to mention, somehow outside the table, dams without a page (and some of which confuse me to start with). The ones mentioned on the page now (except Bliss) that aren't in my table are: Shoshone Falls Project, Upper Salmon Falls Project (Upper Salmon Falls Dam A, Upper Salmon Falls Dam B), and Mid-Snake Projects (Bliss Dam, Lower Salmon Falls Dam, and the two dams of the Upper Salmon Falls Project). Sorry for removing them, please add back if there's a good way to do it that I'm not seeing. Also, if this table idea isn't ideal, let's try something else. I just thought since the mainstem dams are tabled, others can be too. The table fields are just what made sense to mention offhand. They could be altered if desired. Pfly (talk) 04:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Pfly, I was thinking this should be done, but was feeling too lazy to do it. I think all the dams should be included in the table, regardless of whether there are articles about them. Also, I believe the "no fish passage" note is actually an error I introduced into the Hells Canyon article a while back; I believe it's the ACE dams in Washington that block fish passage, not the Hells Canyon Dam. But I had such a hard time finding a source that actually came out and said that, I'm a little hesitant to say it for sure.... -Pete (talk) 05:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  More generally...I'd like to suggest to you and Kmusser that the new map include the Condit Dam and the Bull Run Hydroelectric Project, which are notable due to the efforts to remove them. Also, probably some of the smaller ones along the Willamette and its tributaries, like the Detroit Dam, and the one at Lake Harriet, and probably the Willamette Falls Locks. It's true that it will be hard to determine good inclusion criteria, but I think just exercising our collective judgment will be good enough. Another thought is to use a number in the map for each dam -- like a "1" in a circle, which allows for a key such as "Bonneville Dam". Those in a single project could share a number. -Pete (talk) 05:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Tables

message: To help make the order of the lists less confusing for readers who may not be too familiar with these rivers, I'd like to add the river mile to each dam. While this will be fairly easy to find for major rivers like the Columbia itself and the Snake, it may be more difficult for others, such as the Pend Orielle. May also be more difficult for smaller private dams. 
Thoughts on adding this information, knowing there may be missing data for some subsets? Also, after looking at the river mile page, I was reminded that river mile 0 is the mouth, which means the lists would be in reverse order of river mile. Would it make more sense to have the lists in order of river mile, so that as you scroll down you are heading up the river? I'm leaning towards leaving the lists as-is, since flipping them will be a lot of work.
Jaywm (talk) 05:59, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: How would river mile make the list less confusing? Their order? Don't see river mile too often. Lists are typically headwaters down to the mouth so I agree with the order.--NortyNort  (Holla) 10:40, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding river mile to dams? 

message: The Dworshak Dam on the North Branch Clearwater River is omitted.  This is like the third highest dam in the U.S. The Clearwater flows into the Snake.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.38.77.101 (talk) 01:27, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Another significant omission is Duncan Dam, which stores about 1/4 as much water as Libby Dam. Dougmcdonell (talk) 01:17, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
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