The upstream side of a 70-ton steel closure gate as it rests in place against the dam, preventing the Columbia River from overflowing low blocks.
1939-10-10
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Camp Lincoln, a 375-man W.P.A. camp, located about 43 miles above the dam and near the mouth of the Spokane River.
1939-07-25
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Columbia River Sahaptin Indian Atlas containing extensive information on Sahaptin place names and phrases connected with several activities; Columbia River Sahaptin Indian Atlas (photocopy), 1986.; Extensive information on Sahaptin place names and...
1986-11-02
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tion on the Columbia, this crossing has maintained its shape and depth with little variation, the currents which traverse it being constant in their direction and parallel to the line of greatest depth, while the upper end of the bar under the...
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DISTANCES FROM PORTLAND.
To— Miles.
Milwaukee 5 I/2
Oswego 7
Oregon City 12
Rock Island 16
Polally Bar- 18
Boone's Ferry 25
Butteville 29
Champoeg 32 1/2
Ash Island 37
Yamhill Bar 40
Carey's Bend 43
Candianis...
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over 2,000 pounds each, were placed in position on Swan Island Bar, in place of the old buoys, reported by the pilots as too small to be seen at night.
An examination of Columbia Slough was made by me, and my views as to the stopping of this...
2005-08-15
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Black and white image of a sightseeing group standing on the railroad tracks running along the Columbia River. The group consists of men and women dressed in clothing from the 1920s. The women wear broad-brimmed hats, long-sleeved coats or javkets...
2004-03-24
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View upstream at Cascades of Columbia River. River is seen rushing between two large rocks. In the background is a mountain. Conifers line the shore. It is a bright, sunny day.
2004-03-02
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Source
Tentative Disposition
0-4
F-16, 19
SI-70 F-16
WI-68
E
E E
Problem or Area of Concern
2. (Cont) COMMENT: The Corps has not acquired ownership or permanent access easements except for inspection rights for most streambank...
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This aerial view of the dam site was taken on April 21, 1940. This scene may give a clearer understanding of how the Grand Coulee canyon was carved in the great lava bed when the ice sheet blocked the course of the Columbia River a few miles...
1940-04-21
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Featuring high waterfalls and forested cliffs, and displaying a remarkable
transition between the Pacific and Interior west, the Columbia River Gorge reveals
the grandeur of western landscapes. Yet the landscape that one sees today is an...
2005-06-03 (iso8601)
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A black-and-white stereoscopic view. Printing on the cardboard mounting indicates it is number 1825 in the set of "Watkins' Pacific Coast" views of the western states. The caption of the photograph is "The Passage of the Dalles, Columbia River."...
2004-08-03
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Construction in progress on the W.P.A. motor barge "Paul Bunyan" The boat will be used for transporting men and equipment in connection with clearing activities along the Columbia River.
1938-12-15
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DISTANCES FROM PORTLAND.
To— Miles.
Milwaukee 5 I/2
Oswego 7
Oregon City 12
Rock Island 16
Polally Bar- 18
Boone's Ferry 25
Butteville 29
Champoeg 32 1/2
Ash Island 37
Yamhill Bar 40
Carey's Bend 43
Candianis...
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Profile of the Lower Willamette River, Oregon, at Portland, and of the Upper Willamette at Albany, during the years 1876 and 1877.
Back water from Columbia River (Highest flood known)
Flood in Willamette R.
Low water tide.
Water record at...
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9 p. Transcription of an address given at the annual meeting of the Pioneer Association of Stevens County at Kettle Falls, Washington, on June 23, 1911. Elliott points out that the early white explorer and geographer David Thompson reached Kettle...
2024-11-02
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Black and white image of cascades of the Columbia River. A man is standing on one of two large rocks in the foreground on the right hand side. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. A large rock in the middle of the river is prominent...
2004-03-24
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Black and white image of men in a boat taking fish from a fish trap on the Columbia River. The trap is constructed of tall wooden poles with nets strung in between them. There are four men in the boat, all wearing long-sleeved shirts, pants, and...
2004-03-24
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Source
F-1
PI-21, 35, 39, 50, 60, 73 WI-2, 17, 20, 36, 37, 42, 56 SI-33, 63, 71
PI-95
Tentative—Disposition
F
Problem or Area of Concern A. Diversion
1. It has been proposed to divert massive quantities of water from the...
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Problem or Area of Concern Source
Tentative Disposition
F-7 A
F-7 A
5.(Cont)COMMENT: This is one of the key elements in the system operation study. Actually, in most years, the use of stored water for power during the critical, winter...
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Table 2.9. Typical Characteristics of Recreation Intensity Zones
Maximum Acreage that can be developed (% of a section)
Maximum Parking
Area Size (number of vehicles:
Campsite limitations
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
10% 25% 40% 50%...
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Fish
and
Wildlife
The habitat for the basin's valuable wildlife resources has been, and will continue to be, altered by increasingly intensive use of the region by man . . Insofar as water resource developments are concerned, every feasible...
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Document: "Snake-Colorado Project, A Plan to Transport Surplus Columbia River Basin Water to the Arid Southwest", October, 1963, page 2
1963-10-01
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Memorandum: To Deputy Assistant Secretary - Mineral Resources, from Acting Director, Geological Survey, "Congressional Inquiries re diversion of water from Columbia River," July 21, 1966
1966-07-21
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Clearing operations in progress in the Columbia River Reservoir area by W.P.A. crew. Stumps and logs too small to be sold are pushed into pits and burned.
1940-12-12
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