McNary Dam
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    McNary Dam

  • Location: Umatilla, Oregon
  • Columbia River mile: 292
  • Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Type: Run of river dam and reservoir
  • Completed: 1957 (14 turbine units)
  • Generating capacity: 980 megawatts
  • Juvenile fish passage facilities: Screens on all units; bypass system to tailwater; fish collection and transportation facilities; fish run monitoring station
  • Adult fish passage facilities: Two fish ladders with fish counting stations and adult PIT tag detection were installed in 2002
  • Additional Notes: McNary’s juvenile fish bypass system was completed in 1981, upgraded in 1994, and longer screens were installed in 1997.
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