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Restoring the River of Salmon

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Title Restoring the River of Salmon
Relation River in Common
Date 2005-01-12 to 2005-02-16
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description IV. Restoring the River of Salmon
A. Salmon and the Effects of Development The developed river is a far cry from the river that saw the dawn of the 19th century. Storage projects have evened out the extreme year-to-year variations in flow. Calm pools backed up by a series of run-of-the-river dams now cover the cataracts at the Cascades and The Dalles. Navigation to the Idaho border is not only common, but barges can transport loads that once were unimaginable. The river that was 180...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,1271

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