• The Dalles Lock and Dam is a concrete-gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River, two miles (3.2 km) east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, United States.
  • Spanning the Columbia River Gorge several miles east of The Dalles (city), the Dalles Dam was built in 1957-62.
  • The map and these web pages cover only the major federal and non-federal dams in the region.
  • The Dalles Dam was originally proposed as a high dam, but concerns about its costs and the impact on fish runs led the Corps to shift to a plan for a low dam.
  • The commercial and recreational salmon fishery interests and Native American tribes, on the other hand, feared the impact of The Dalles Dam on the anadromous...
  • The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River near the west end of the Gorge. The dam's reservoir has inundated both the historic "Great Falls" and rapids of "Long...
  • In his original vision, Lukesh saw The Dalles Dam as the largest and most expensive of all the dams, with a 154-mile reservoir extending all of the way to the mouth...
  • The American Society of Civil Engineers has recognized its significance, designating The Dalles Dam as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
  • Among the interesting facts about The Dalles Dam: – It lies almost entirely in the state of Washington – Its powerhouse is nearly 1/2 mile long, with 22 generating...
  • I was in The Dalles for a couple of days and on my way back to the hotel during night I saw the illumination of the dam.