The Dalles Dam
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    The Dalles Dam

  • Location: Umatilla, Oregon
  • Columbia River mile: 191.5
  • Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Type: Run of river dam and reservoir
  • Completed: 1960 (14 turbine units); 1973 (8 turbine units)
  • Generating capacity: 1,780 megawatts
  • Juvenile fish passage facilities: Ice and trash sluiceway
  • Adult fish passage facilities: Two fish ladders with fish counting stations
  • Additional Notes: Surface bypass system studies are ongoing at this project; however, spill and the ice and trash sluiceway will continue to be the primary juvenile passage routes.
  • More info about this dam (off-site link)