pages 334-335

Image Caption: HEAD OF JOHN DAY RAPIDS --page break-- above the highway bridge. The farmer's wife and daughter were in the field when I reached it and from them I obtained a couple of fine, ripe melons cut fresh from the vine, and the last I was...

2004-07-20

page 2268

Operations were confined to dredging on Swan Island Bar, where 1,400 cubic yards were removed. The channel cut was 1.7 feet deep at low-water, and 85 feet long, 2,000 linear feet yet remaining to be cut through, with a width of from 200 to 250...

page 1037

navigated with safety, and many of which require immediate work in order that steamers may ascend to Lewiston, Idaho, during the low-water season. A careful reconnaissance of all these rapids has been made by myself, and surveys have been made of...

page 1009

ance of fine weather, necessary for this kind of work, decided me to adopt this plan instead of waiting for more favorable tides. The season was far advanced, and the winter rains liable to commence at any time, raising the water and bringing down...

Downstream View of Dam Construction

Looking westerly along downstream cross-river cofferdam. Center tower of suspension bridge at the right. Block 40 in the center.

1937-08-13
2024-11-05

Engineer recruitment program--making use of temporary channel

With diversion of the Columbia River through the North Shore spillway bays at the U.S Army Corps of Engineers' John Day Lock and Dam, barges and tows are now utilizing the temporary channel and permanent lock of the huge multipurpose project.

1960-11-05

title page

COLUMBIA RIVER POWER AND THE NORTHWEST

2004-06-23

page 28

Defenses at the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, in charge of Major George IL Mendell, Corps of Engineers.—These defenses are Fort Stevens, on Point Adams, on the south side, and three detached batteries oil Cape...

2005-08-04

page VI-5

PLAN FORMULATION - One of the final steps in the planning process wherein the options for meeting the needs are compared, and one or more viable plans selected for recommendation to the decision making body. PLANNING PROCESS - All activities...

Spillway and drum gate construction--spillway section from left bank [02]

General view of the spillway section of Grand Coulee Dam, taken from the west bank for the Columbia River. On this date, approximately 80,000 cubic feet of water per second was plunged nearly 350 feet vertically down the face of the dam, creating...

1944-08-16

cover

A picturesque curve around the cliffs at Shepperd's Dell. THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY.--[See page 8.]

2004-03-02

page V-29

5. What capability will be usable at Grand Coulee without the limit of downstream capability? 6. Will pumped storage provide an economical substitute for this hydroelectric capacity? 7. Will there be a continued installation of...

page V-12

Letter to Major General R. E. McConnell, Subject: Columbia River and Tributaries Study The discussions vary widely in their treatment of their subject. This is in conformance with your suggestions as to classification of the problems, namely:...

Three Native American men spearing salmon on rapids of Columbia River. Prentiss photo

Black and white image of three Native American men fishing from rocks at Celilo Falls. All hold long poles or spears. Two are wearing caps, while one wears what looks like a knitted cap. Two of the men wear overalls; all have long sleeves and...

2004-03-24

page IV-11

Walla Walla District WI-1 - Idaho Wildlife Federation WI-2 - Port of Whitman County WI-3 - Columbia River Conservation League WI-4 - Louis F. Jones WI-6 - Elmer Earl WI-7 - Lester Boyd WI-8 - Douglas A. MacKelvie WI-9 - Trout...

page III-140

Source Tentative Disposition F WI-69 C PI-39 D F-19 SI-11, 19, 35 PI-21, 24, 35, 36 Problem or Area of Concern 2. At some locations in the Columbia River and tributaries F-7, 11 region, it may be desirable to transfer subbasin...

Salmon pocketed in seine

Pocketing fish in seine preparatory to loading fish in skiff at the Van Dusen Sands near Astoria

Hauling in seine

Seining for Salmon on Van Dusen Sands near Astoria, Oregon

1937-08-17

Unloading fish truck at Nason Creek

Master scanned with Epson 1640XL at 800 dpi. Image manipulated with Adobe Photoshop 7.0.

1939-05-31

Riverbanks and slope protection--recently placed riprap

This view, looking downstream, shows the recently placed riprap along the left bank of the Columbia River with the surge from the stream coming in. See also picture 19286-3 which shows the surge receded.

1949-05-26

page III-20

Source F-7, F-5 Tentative 1/ Disposition A Problem or Area of Concern A. Energy Demand Forecasts 1. Projection of power demands are required as the basis for planning operation and development of the Columbia River hydro-thermal power...

Stratified sandstone on Coal Creek

Stratified sandstone Coal Creek, a tributary to the Columbia River

1936-10-29

page 199

Natural Resources 1. Overview of the effects of the site analysis requirements for protecting cultural resources. 2. Summary of cultural resources located during the previous year. Site-specific data will not be included in any report...

page 152

Map Symbol C2 Map Symbol C3 campground would handle an additional 350 people at one time. The site will be designed for use by a moderate or large number of people. All facilities must be harmonious or complementary to the site. Some...

Page 1

MARCH 28, 1956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE 5161 The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection. J The Clerk read the statement. (For conference report and statement, see proceedings of the...

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