• 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 Dalles Dam. Columbia River. ... 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 Dalles Dam on the Columbia River near the west end of the Gorge. ... "Dalles" is French for slabs or flagstones (Meinig, 1968; Moulton, 2005).
  • The Dalles Dam would help meet that electrical power demand and, in 1950, Congress authorized its construction, primarily for hydropower and navigation.
  • The American Society of Civil Engineers has recognized its significance, designating The Dalles Dam as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
  • Construction of The Dalles Dam began in 1952. By 1957, the dam, navigation lock, and two fish ladders were complete, allowing the Army Corps to close the...
  • ...check out at least one of the dams, and during this trip I chose the Dalles Dam, located astride the Oregon/Washington border just north of The Dalles, Oregon.
  • When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needed the elevator refurbished at The Dalles Dam in 2012, the agency chose Todd Construction in a Best Value Source...