Lower Monumental Dam
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    Lower Monumental Dam

  • Location: Kahlotus, Washington
  • Columbia River mile: 107.5
  • Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Type: Run of river dam and reservoir
  • Completed: 1970 (3 turbine units); 1978 (3 turbine units)
  • Generating capacity: 810 megawatts
  • Juvenile fish passage facilities: Intake screen bypass system completed in 1992; collection and transport facilities; spill is also provided during the spring
  • Adult fish passage facilities: Two Fish ladders
  • More info about this dam (off-site link)