List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada. Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main stem itself, each have their own list below. The dams are listed in the order as they are found from source to terminus. Many of the dams in the Columbia River watershed were not created for the specific purposes of water storage or flood protection. Instead, the primary purpose of many of these dams is to produce hydroelectricity. As can be seen in the lists, these dams provide many tens of gigawatts of power.

Major dam construction began in the early 20th century and picked up the pace after the Columbia River Treaty in the 1960s, by the mid 1980s all the big dams were finished. Including just the dams listed below, there are 60 dams in the watershed, with 14 on the Columbia, 20 on the Snake, seven on the Kootenay, seven on the Pend Oreille / Clark, two on the Flathead, eight on the Yakima, and two on the Owyhee. Averaging a major dam every 72 miles (116 km), the rivers in the Columbia watershed combine to generate over 36,000 megawatts of power, with the majority coming on the main stem. Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States,^[1] generating 6,809 megawatts, over one-sixth of all power in the basin.

In addition to providing ample power for the people of the Pacific Northwest, the reservoirs created by the dams have created numerous recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and windsurfing. Furthermore, by creating a constant flow and consistent depth along the river channel, the series of locks and dams have allowed for Lewiston, Idaho, to become the furthest inland seaport on the west coast of the United States.^[2] Despite the numerous benefits to humans that the dams have provided, a number of environmental consequences have manifested as a result of the dams, including a negative impact on salmonid populations of the basin.^[3]

The organization of the following lists begins with the Columbia River dams and is followed by dams on its tributaries (in order of length) and their respective watersheds. Additionally, the table of contents below is indented to indicate tributary status of each river.

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Main stem Columbia River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Columbia Lake, BC) to mouth (Pacific Ocean, OR/WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Mica Dam	240 m (790 ft)^[4]	2,805^[5]	British Columbia	52°04′39″N 118°33′59″W / 52.07750°N 118.56639°W / 52.07750; -118.56639 (Mica Dam)	1973	BC Hydro	Kinbasket Lake
Revelstoke Dam	175 m (574 ft)^[6]	2,480^[5]	British Columbia	51°02′57″N 118°11′36″W / 51.04917°N 118.19333°W / 51.04917; -118.19333 (Revelstoke Dam)	1984	BC Hydro	Revelstoke Lake
Keenleyside Dam	52 m (171 ft)^[7]	185^[8]	British Columbia	49°20′18″N 117°46′18″W / 49.33833°N 117.77167°W / 49.33833; -117.77167 (Keenleyside Dam)	1968	BC Hydro	Raised Arrow Lakes
Grand Coulee Dam	550 ft (170 m)^[9]	6,809^[9]	Washington	47°57′26″N 118°58′39″W / 47.95722°N 118.97750°W / 47.95722; -118.97750 (Grand Coulee Dam)	1941 / 1974 ^{[n 1]}	USBR	Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
Chief Joseph Dam	236 ft (72 m)^[10]	2,620^[11]	Washington	47°59′42″N 119°38′19″W / 47.99500°N 119.63861°W / 47.99500; -119.63861 (Chief Joseph Dam)	1955	USACE	Rufus Woods Lake
Wells Dam	160 ft (49 m)^[12]	840^[13]	Washington	47°56′50″N 119°51′51″W / 47.94722°N 119.86417°W / 47.94722; -119.86417 (Wells Dam)	1967	Douglas PUD	Lake Pateros
Rocky Reach Dam	130 ft (40 m)^[14]	1,287^[15]	Washington	47°31′59″N 120°17′41″W / 47.53306°N 120.29472°W / 47.53306; -120.29472 (Rocky Reach Dam)	1961	Chelan PUD	Lake Entiat
Rock Island Dam	135 ft (41 m)^[16]	660^[17]	Washington	47°20′33″N 120°05′40″W / 47.34250°N 120.09444°W / 47.34250; -120.09444 (Rock Island Dam)	1933^[18]	Chelan PUD	Rock Island Pool
Wanapum Dam	185 ft (56 m)^[19]	1,092^[19]	Washington	46°52′40″N 119°58′13″W / 46.87778°N 119.97028°W / 46.87778; -119.97028 (Wanapum Dam)	1963	Grant PUD	Lake Wanapum
Priest Rapids Dam	178 ft (54 m)^[20]	955.6^[21]	Washington	46°38′39″N 119°54′36″W / 46.64417°N 119.91000°W / 46.64417; -119.91000 (Priest Rapids Dam)	1961	Grant PUD	Priest Rapids Lake
McNary Dam	183 ft (56 m)^[22]	1,133^[23]	Washington / Oregon border	45°56′07″N 119°17′53″W / 45.93528°N 119.29806°W / 45.93528; -119.29806 (McNary Dam)	1954	USACE	Lake Wallula
John Day Dam	184 ft (56 m)	2,485^[24]	Washington / Oregon border	45°42′57″N 120°41′37″W / 45.71583°N 120.69361°W / 45.71583; -120.69361 (John Day Dam)	1971	USACE	Lake Umatilla
The Dalles Dam	260 ft (79 m)	2,038^[25]	Washington / Oregon border	45°36′50″N 121°08′02″W / 45.61389°N 121.13389°W / 45.61389; -121.13389 (The Dalles Dam)	1957	USACE	Lake Celilo
Bonneville Dam	197 ft (60 m)^[26]	1,190^[27]	Washington / Oregon border	45°38′42″N 121°56′27″W / 45.64500°N 121.94083°W / 45.64500; -121.94083 (Bonneville Dam)	1937 / 1981 ^{[n 2]}	USACE	Lake Bonneville

Snake River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Two Oceans Plateau, WY) to mouth Columbia River, WA.

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Jackson Lake Dam	65.5 ft (20.0 m)^[28]	0	Wyoming	43°51′30″N 110°35′24″W / 43.85833°N 110.59000°W / 43.85833; -110.59000 (Jackson Lake Dam)	1911 / 1916 / 1989^{[n 3]}	USBR	Jackson Lake
Palisades Dam	270 ft (82 m)^[29]	176.6^[29]	Idaho	43°19′59″N 111°12′12″W / 43.33306°N 111.20333°W / 43.33306; -111.20333 (Palisades Dam)	1957	USBR	Palisades Reservoir
Gem State Dam	40 ft (12 m)	22.6^[30]	Idaho	43°25′19″N 112°06′08″W / 43.42194°N 112.10222°W / 43.42194; -112.10222 (Gem State Dam)	1982	City of Idaho Falls
American Falls Dam	104 ft (32 m)^[31]	112.4^[32]	Idaho	42°46′43″N 112°52′35″W / 42.77861°N 112.87639°W / 42.77861; -112.87639 (American Falls Dam)	1927 / 1978^{[n 4]}	USBR	American Falls Reservoir
Minidoka Dam	86 ft (26 m)^[33]	28.5^[33]	Idaho	42°40′10″N 113°29′03″W / 42.66944°N 113.48417°W / 42.66944; -113.48417 (Minidoka Dam)	1909-1942^[33]	USBR	Lake Walcott
Milner Dam	38 ft (12 m)^[34]	59.5^[35]	Idaho	42°31′30″N 114°00′35″W / 42.52500°N 114.00972°W / 42.52500; -114.00972 (Milner Dam)	1905	Milner Dam, Inc.	Milner Lake
Twin Falls Dam	25 ft (7.6 m)^{[n 5]}	52.9^[36]	Idaho	42°35′21″N 114°21′20″W / 42.58917°N 114.35556°W / 42.58917; -114.35556 (Twin Falls Dam)	1935 / 1995^{[n 6]}	Idaho Power Company	Twin Falls Reservoir^{[n 5]}
Shoshone Falls Dam	16 ft (4.9 m)^[37]	64^[38]	Idaho	42°35′47″N 114°24′04″W / 42.59639°N 114.40111°W / 42.59639; -114.40111 (Shoshone Falls Dam)	1907^[38]	Idaho Power Company	Shoshone Falls Reservoir
Upper Salmon Falls Dam	18 ft (5.5 m)^{[n 5]}	34.5^[35]	Idaho	42°45′59″N 114°53′45″W / 42.76639°N 114.89583°W / 42.76639; -114.89583 (Upper Salmon Falls Dam)	1937 / 1947^{[n 7]}	Idaho Power Company	Upper Salmon Falls Reservoir^{[n 5]}
Lower Salmon Falls Dam	38 ft (12 m)^[39]	60^[35]	Idaho	42°50′30″N 114°54′54″W / 42.84167°N 114.91500°W / 42.84167; -114.91500 (Lower Salmon Falls Dam)	1910 / 1949^{[n 8]}	Idaho Power Company	Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir
Bliss Dam	84 ft (26 m)^[39]	75^[35]	Idaho	42°54′49″N 115°04′16″W / 42.91361°N 115.07111°W / 42.91361; -115.07111 (Bliss Dam)	1950	Idaho Power Company	Bliss Reservoir
C. J. Strike Dam	115 ft (35 m)	82.8^[40]	Idaho	42°56′51″N 115°58′31″W / 42.94750°N 115.97528°W / 42.94750; -115.97528 (C. J. Strike Dam)	1952^[40]	Idaho Power Company	C. J. Strike Reservoir
Swan Falls Dam	107 ft (33 m)	25^{[n 9]}	Idaho	43°14′35″N 116°22′46″W / 43.24306°N 116.37944°W / 43.24306; -116.37944 (Swan Falls Dam)	1901	Idaho Power Company	Swan Falls Reservoir^{[n 5]}
Brownlee Dam	420 ft (130 m)^[43]	585^[44]	Idaho / Oregon border	44°50′13″N 116°54′03″W / 44.83694°N 116.90083°W / 44.83694; -116.90083 (Brownlee Dam)	1959 / 1980^{[n 10]}	Idaho Power Company	Brownlee Reservoir
Oxbow Dam	175 ft (53 m)^[45]	220^[46]	Idaho / Oregon border	44°58′15″N 116°50′07″W / 44.97083°N 116.83528°W / 44.97083; -116.83528 (Oxbow Dam)	1961	Idaho Power Company	Oxbow Reservoir
Hells Canyon Dam	330 ft (100 m)^[47]	450^[48]	Idaho / Oregon border	45°14′34″N 116°42′05″W / 45.24278°N 116.70139°W / 45.24278; -116.70139 (Hells Canyon Dam)	1967	Idaho Power Company	Hells Canyon Reservoir
Lower Granite Dam	181 ft (55 m)^[49]	932^[50]	Washington	46°39′40″N 117°25′41″W / 46.66111°N 117.42806°W / 46.66111; -117.42806 (Lower Granite Dam)	1975 / 1987 ^{[n 11]}	USACE	Lower Granite Lake
Little Goose Dam	253 ft (77 m)^[52]	932^[53]	Washington	46°35′13″N 118°01′40″W / 46.58694°N 118.02778°W / 46.58694; -118.02778 (Little Goose Dam)	1970	USACE	Lake Bryan
Lower Monumental Dam	152 ft (46 m)^[54]	930^[55]	Washington	46°33′48″N 118°32′20″W / 46.56333°N 118.53889°W / 46.56333; -118.53889 (Lower Monumental Dam)	1969	USACE	Lake Herbert G. West
Ice Harbor Dam	213 ft (65 m)^[56]	693^[57]	Washington	46°14′58″N 118°52′47″W / 46.24944°N 118.87972°W / 46.24944; -118.87972 (Ice Harbor Dam)	1961 / 1976 ^{[n 12]}	USACE	Lake Sacajawea

Salmon River dams edit

Little Salmon River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (north West Mountain, ID) to mouth (Salmon River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Goose Lake Dam (Goose Creek)^[58]	26 ft (7.9 m)	0	Idaho	45°04′13″N 116°10′09″W / 45.07028°N 116.16917°W / 45.07028; -116.16917 (Goose Lake Dam)	1924	Ca Campbell Company	Goose Lake
Brundage Dam (Brundage Creek(Goose Creek))^[59]	64 ft (20 m)	0	Idaho	45°02′30″N 116°07′53″W / 45.04167°N 116.13139°W / 45.04167; -116.13139 (Brundage Dam)	1989	Brundage Reservoir Company	Brundage Reservoir

Owyhee River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Double Mountain, NV) to mouth (Snake River, OR/ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Wild Horse Dam	114 ft (35 m)^[60]^[61]	0	Nevada	41°41′14″N 115°50′43″W / 41.68722°N 115.84528°W / 41.68722; -115.84528 (Wild Horse Dam)	1937 / 1969^{[n 13]}	BIA^[63]	Wild Horse Reservoir
Antelope Reservoir Dam (Antelope Creek (Jordan Creek))^[64]	60 ft (18 m)	0	Oregon	42°54′0″N 117°13′48″W / 42.90000°N 117.23000°W / 42.90000; -117.23000 (Antelope Reservoir Dam)	1923	Jordan Valley Irrigation District	Antelope Reservoir
Owyhee Dam	417 ft (127 m)^[65]	5^{[n 14]},8^{[n 15]},2^{[n 16]}	Oregon	43°38′31″N 117°14′33″W / 43.64194°N 117.24250°W / 43.64194; -117.24250 (Owyhee Dam)	1932^[65]	USBR	Lake Owyhee

South Fork Owyhee River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (north Tuscarora Mountains, NV) to mouth (Owyhee River, ID)

Name	Height	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Wilson Reservoir Dam (Wilson Creek)^[66]	34 ft (10 m)	Nevada	41°40′12″N 116°20′24″W / 41.67000°N 116.34000°W / 41.67000; -116.34000 (Wilson Reservoir Dam)		Petan Company	Wilson Reservoir
Bull Run Dam (Bull Run Creek)^[67]	69 ft (21 m)	Nevada	41°38′24″N 116°09′0″W / 41.64000°N 116.15000°W / 41.64000; -116.15000 (Bull Run Dam)		Petan Company	Bull Run Reservoir
Dry Creek Dam (Indian Creek)^[68]	70 ft (21 m)	Nevada	41°47′24″N 116°13′48″W / 41.79000°N 116.23000°W / 41.79000; -116.23000 (Dry Creek Dam)		Petan Company	Dry Creek Reservoir
Rawhide Reservoir Dam (Indian Creek)^[69]	33 ft (10 m)	Nevada	41°42′36″N 116°20′24″W / 41.71000°N 116.34000°W / 41.71000; -116.34000 (Rawhide Reservoir Dam)		Petan Company	Rawhide Reservoir
Sheep Creek Dam (Sheep Creek)^[70]	29 ft (8.8 m)	Nevada	41°51′36″N 116°16′12″W / 41.86000°N 116.27000°W / 41.86000; -116.27000 (Sheep Creek Dam)	1966	United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Shoshone and Paiute Tribes	Sheep Creek Reservoir
Chimney Creek Dam (Fourmile Creek)^[71]	20 ft (6.1 m)	Nevada	41°42′36″N 116°32′24″W / 41.71000°N 116.54000°W / 41.71000; -116.54000 (Chimney Creek Dam)		Roaring Springs Associates	Desert Ranch Reservoir

Malheur River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Logan Valley, OR) to mouth (Snake River, OR/ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Warm Springs Dam^[72]^[73]	106 ft (32 m)	proposed 2.7^[74]	Oregon	43°35′07″N 118°12′31″W / 43.58528°N 118.20861°W / 43.58528; -118.20861 (Warm Springs Dam)	1919	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Warm Springs Reservoir
Agency Valley Dam (North Fork Malheur River)^[73]^[75]	110 ft (34 m)	proposed 2.0^[76]	Oregon	43°54′41″N 118°09′15″W / 43.91139°N 118.15417°W / 43.91139; -118.15417 (Agency Valley Dam)	1935	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Beulah Reservoir
Harper Diversion Dam^[73]	12 ft (3.7 m)	0	Oregon	43°49′29″N 117°38′32″W / 43.82472°N 117.64222°W / 43.82472; -117.64222 (Harper Diversion)	1930	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Harper Diversion Pool
Bully Creek Dam (Bully Creek)^[73]^[77]	121 ft (37 m)	0	Oregon	44°00′55″N 117°23′48″W / 44.01528°N 117.39667°W / 44.01528; -117.39667 (Bully Creek Dam)	1963	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Bully Creek Reservoir
Bully Creek Diversion Dam (Bully Creek)^[73]	4 ft (1.2 m)	0	Oregon	44°00′11″N 117°23′03″W / 44.00306°N 117.38417°W / 44.00306; -117.38417 (Bully Creek Diversion)	1964	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Bully Creek Diversion Pool
Willow Creek Reservoir #3 Dam (Willow Creek)^[78]	110 ft (34 m)	0	Oregon	44°21′11″N 117°40′16″W / 44.35306°N 117.67111°W / 44.35306; -117.67111 (Willow Creek Reservoir #3 Dam)	1944	Orchard Water Company	Malheur Reservoir

Grande Ronde River dams edit

Wallowa River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Pete's Point, Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR) to mouth (Grande Ronde River, OR)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Wallowa Lake Dam^[79]	40 ft (12 m)	0	Oregon	45°19′48″N 117°13′12″W / 45.33000°N 117.22000°W / 45.33000; -117.22000 (Wallowa Lake Dam)	1931	Associated Ditch Companies	Raised Wallowa Lake

Powder River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of McCully Fork and Cracker Creek, OR) to mouth (Snake River, OR/ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Mason Dam^[80]^[81]	173 ft (53 m)	proposed 3.4^[82]	Oregon	44°40′12″N 117°59′24″W / 44.67000°N 117.99000°W / 44.67000; -117.99000 (Mason Dam)	1968	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Philips Lake
Thief Valley Dam^[81]^[83]	73 ft (22 m)	0	Oregon	45°0′36″N 117°46′12″W / 45.01000°N 117.77000°W / 45.01000; -117.77000 (Thief Valley Dam)	1932	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Thief Valley Reservoir

Blackfoot River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of Diamond and Lanes Creeks, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Blackfoot Dam	44 ft (13 m)^[84]	0	Idaho	43°0′0″N 111°42′36″W / 43.00000°N 111.71000°W / 43.00000; -111.71000 (Blackfoot Dam)^[85]	1911^[85]	United States Bureau of Indian Affairs^[85]	Blackfoot Reservoir

Henrys Fork dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Henrys Lake, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Henrys Lake Dam	18 ft (5.5 m)^[86]	0	Idaho	44°35′24″N 111°21′0″W / 44.59000°N 111.35000°W / 44.59000; -111.35000 (Henrys Lake Dam)^[86]	1923^[86]	North Fork Reservoir Company^[86]	Raised Henrys Lake
Island Park Dam	94 ft (29 m)^[87]	4.8^[32]	Idaho	44°25′12″N 111°23′24″W / 44.42000°N 111.39000°W / 44.42000; -111.39000 (Island Park Dam)^[87]	1938^[87]	United States Bureau of Reclamation^[32]	Island Park Reservoir
Buffalo River Dam (Buffalo River)^[88]	12 ft (3.7 m)	0.25	Idaho	44°24′52″N 111°23′34″W / 44.41444°N 111.39278°W / 44.41444; -111.39278 (Buffalo River Dam)	1980	Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Buffalo Dam Pool
Ashton Dam^[89]	56.6 ft (17.3 m)	6.85	Idaho	44°04′12″N 111°29′24″W / 44.07000°N 111.49000°W / 44.07000; -111.49000 (Ashton Dam)^[90]	1913^[90]	PacifiCorp	Ashton Dam Lake
Chester Dam (Crosscut Diversion Dam)^[91]	14.5 ft (4.4 m)	3.3^[92]	Idaho	44°0′36″N 111°34′48″W / 44.01000°N 111.58000°W / 44.01000; -111.58000 (Chester Dam)	1938	Fremont-Madison Irrigation District	Chester Dam Pool

Fall River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Pitchstone Plateau, WY) to mouth (Henrys Fork, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Grassy Lake Dam (Grassy Creek)	118 ft (36 m)^[32]	0	Wyoming	44°07′48″N 110°48′36″W / 44.13000°N 110.81000°W / 44.13000; -110.81000 (Grassy Lake Dam)^[93]	1939^[93]	United States Bureau of Reclamation^[32]	Grassy Lake

Portneuf River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (southeast of Higham Peak, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Portneuf Dam^[94]	47 ft (14 m)	0	Idaho	42°52′12″N 111°56′24″W / 42.87000°N 111.94000°W / 42.87000; -111.94000 (Portneuf Dam)	1912	Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Company	Chesterfield Reservoir

Salmon Falls Creek dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Jarbidge Mountains, NV) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Salmon Falls Dam^[95]	217 ft (66 m)	0	Idaho	42°12′36″N 114°43′48″W / 42.21000°N 114.73000°W / 42.21000; -114.73000 (Salmon Falls Dam)	1911	Salmon River Canal Company, Ltd.	Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Cedar Creek Dam (Cedar Creek)^[96]	84 ft (26 m)	0	Idaho	42°13′12″N 114°52′12″W / 42.22000°N 114.87000°W / 42.22000; -114.87000 (Cedar Creek Dam)	1920	Cedar Mesa Reservoir And Canal Company	Cedar Creek Reservoir

Boise River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of North and Middle Forks Boise River, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID/OR)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Arrowrock Dam^[97]	350 ft (110 m)	15^[98]	Idaho	43°36′0″N 115°55′12″W / 43.60000°N 115.92000°W / 43.60000; -115.92000 (Arrowrock Dam)	1915	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Arrowrock Reservoir
Lucky Peak Dam^[99]	340 ft (100 m)	101.25^[100]	Idaho	43°31′12″N 116°03′0″W / 43.52000°N 116.05000°W / 43.52000; -116.05000 (Lucky Peak Dam)	1955	United States Army Corps of Engineers	Lucky Peak Lake
Boise River Diversion Dam^[101]	68 ft (21 m)	3.3^[98]	Idaho	43°31′48″N 116°05′24″W / 43.53000°N 116.09000°W / 43.53000; -116.09000 (Boise River Diversion Dam)	1908	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Boise River Diversion Dam Pool
Barber Dam^[102]	25 ft (7.6 m)	4.14^[103]	Idaho	43°34′12″N 116°07′12″W / 43.57000°N 116.12000°W / 43.57000; -116.12000 (Barber Dam)	1904	Ada County and Fulcrum Inc.	Barber Dam Pool

South Fork Boise River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of Ross Fork and Johnson Creek, ID) to mouth (Boise River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Anderson Ranch Dam^[104]	456 ft (139 m)	40^[98]	Idaho	43°21′36″N 115°26′24″W / 43.36000°N 115.44000°W / 43.36000; -115.44000 (Anderson Ranch Dam)	1947	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Anderson Ranch Reservoir
Little Camas Dam (Little Camas Creek)^[105]	44 ft (13 m)	0	Idaho	43°21′0″N 115°22′48″W / 43.35000°N 115.38000°W / 43.35000; -115.38000 (Little Camas Dam)	1912	Mountain Home Irrigation District	Little Camas Reservoir

Goose Creek dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Monument Peak, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Oakley Dam^[106]	139 ft (42 m)	0	Idaho	42°11′24″N 113°54′36″W / 42.19000°N 113.91000°W / 42.19000; -113.91000 (Oakley Dam)	1916	Oakley Canal Company	Lower Goose Creek Reservoir

Weiser River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Brush Mountain, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID/OR)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Lost Valley Dam (Lost Creek(West Fork Weiser River))^[107]	52 ft (16 m)	0	Idaho	44°57′23″N 116°28′02″W / 44.95639°N 116.46722°W / 44.95639; -116.46722 (Lost Valley Dam)	1929	Lost Valley Reservoir Company	Lost Valley Reservoir
C Ben Ross Dam (Little Weiser River)^[108]	56 ft (17 m)	0	Idaho	44°31′12″N 116°26′24″W / 44.52000°N 116.44000°W / 44.52000; -116.44000 (C Ben Ross Dam)	1937	Little Weiser River Irrigation District	Ben Ross Reservoir
Crane Creek Dam (Crane Creek)^[109]	55 ft (17 m)	0	Idaho	44°21′0″N 116°36′36″W / 44.35000°N 116.61000°W / 44.35000; -116.61000 (Crane Creek Dam)	1912	Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board	Crane Creek Reservoir
Mann Creek Dam (Mann Creek)^[110]	148 ft (45 m)	0^[111]	Idaho	44°23′24″N 116°53′24″W / 44.39000°N 116.89000°W / 44.39000; -116.89000 (Mann Creek Dam)	1967	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Mann Creek Reservoir

Burnt River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of North and South Fork Burnt Rivers, OR) to mouth (Snake River, OR/ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Unity Dam^[112]^[113]	82 ft (25 m)	proposed 0.8^[114]	Oregon	43°30′0″N 118°10′48″W / 43.50000°N 118.18000°W / 43.50000; -118.18000 (Unity Dam)	1938	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Unity Reservoir

Willow Creek dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Blackfoot Mountains, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Ririe Dam	253 ft (77 m)^[115]	0	Idaho	43°34′48″N 111°44′24″W / 43.58000°N 111.74000°W / 43.58000; -111.74000 (Ririe Dam)^[116]	1977^[116]	United States Bureau of Reclamation^[116]	Ririe Reservoir

Payette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of South and Middle Forks Payette River, ID) to mouth (Snake River, ID/OR)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Black Canyon Diversion Dam^[117]	183 ft (56 m)	10.2^[98]	Idaho	43°52′48″N 116°28′48″W / 43.88000°N 116.48000°W / 43.88000; -116.48000 (Black Canyon Diversion Dam)	1924	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Black Canyon Reservoir

North Fork Payette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Squaw Meadows, ID) to mouth (Payette River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Upper Payette Lake Dam^[118]	18 ft (5.5 m)	0	Idaho	45°06′40″N 116°01′35″W / 45.11111°N 116.02639°W / 45.11111; -116.02639 (Upper Payette Lake Dam)	1952	Lake Reservoir Company	Upper Payette Lake
Granite Lake Dam (Fisher Creek)^[119]	28 ft (8.5 m)	0	Idaho	45°06′02″N 116°04′51″W / 45.10056°N 116.08083°W / 45.10056; -116.08083 (Granite Lake Dam)	1963	Lake Reservoir Company	Granite Lake
Payette Lake Dam^[120]	8.2 ft (2.5 m)	0	Idaho	44°54′36″N 116°06′36″W / 44.91000°N 116.11000°W / 44.91000; -116.11000 (Payette Lake Dam)	1943	Lake Reservoir Company	Raised Payette Lake
Little Payette Lake Dam (Lake Fork)^[121]	15.8 ft (4.8 m)	0	Idaho	44°54′0″N 116°02′24″W / 44.90000°N 116.04000°W / 44.90000; -116.04000 (Little Payette Lake Dam)	1926	Lake Fork Irrigation District	Little Payette Lake
Cascade Dam^[122]	107 ft (33 m)	12.8^[98]	Idaho	44°31′12″N 116°03′0″W / 44.52000°N 116.05000°W / 44.52000; -116.05000 (Cascade Dam)	1948	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Lake Cascade
Sage Hen Dam(Sage Hen Creek(Second Fork Squaw Creek))^[123]	38 ft (12 m)	0	Idaho	44°19′12″N 116°11′24″W / 44.32000°N 116.19000°W / 44.32000; -116.19000 (Sage Hen Dam)	1938	Squaw Creek Irrigation Company	Sage Hen Reservoir
Paddock Valley Dam (Little Willow Creek)^[124]	43 ft (13 m)	0	Idaho	44°11′24″N 116°35′24″W / 44.19000°N 116.59000°W / 44.19000; -116.59000 (Paddock Valley Dam)	1949	Little Willow Irrigation District	Paddock Valley Reservoir

South Fork Payette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Vernon Lake, ID) to mouth (Payette River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Deadwood Dam (Deadwood River)^[125]	183 ft (56 m)	0^[98]	Idaho	44°17′24″N 115°38′24″W / 44.29000°N 115.64000°W / 44.29000; -115.64000 (Deadwood Dam)	1931	United States Bureau of Reclamation	Deadwood Reservoir

Clearwater River dams edit

North Fork Clearwater River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Illinois Peak, ID/MT) to mouth (Clearwater River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Dworshak Dam	717 ft (219 m)^[126]	400	Idaho	46°30′N 116°18′W / 46.500°N 116.300°W / 46.500; -116.300 (Dworshak Dam)	1973	Army Corps of Engineers	Dworshak Reservoir

Malad River dams edit

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Upper Malad River Dam	124.1 ft (37.8 m)^[127]	8.27^[128]	Idaho	42°51′55″N 114°52′09″W / 42.86539°N 114.86925°W / 42.86539; -114.86925 (Upper Malad Dam)	1948^[128]	Idaho Power Company	Malad Gorge State Park
Lower Malad River Dam	152.0 ft (46.3 m)^[127]	13.50^[128]	Idaho	42°51′51″N 114°53′08″W / 42.86416°N 114.88566°W / 42.86416; -114.88566 (Upper Malad Dam)	1911^[128]	Idaho Power Company	Malad Gorge State Park

Big Wood River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Galena Summit, ID) to mouth (Malad River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Magic Dam	128 ft (39 m)^[129]	9^[130]	Idaho	43°15′0″N 114°22′12″W / 43.25000°N 114.37000°W / 43.25000; -114.37000 (Magic Dam)^[129]	1910^[129]	Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric, Inc.^[129]	Magic Reservoir

Camas Creek edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Packer Butte, ID) to mouth (Big Wood River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Mormon Dam (McKinney Creek)	23 ft (7.0 m)^[131]	0	Idaho	43°16′48″N 114°48′0″W / 43.28000°N 114.80000°W / 43.28000; -114.80000 (Mormon Dam)	1908	Twin Lakes Reservoir and Irrigation Company	Mormon Reservoir

Little Wood River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Standhope Peak, ID) to mouth (Malad River, ID)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Little Wood River Dam	169 ft (52 m)^[132]	3^[133]	Idaho	43°25′12″N 114°01′12″W / 43.42000°N 114.02000°W / 43.42000; -114.02000 (Little Wood Dam)^[132]	1962^[132]	United States Bureau of Reclamation^[132]	Little Wood Reservoir
Fish Creek Dam (Fish Creek)	88 ft (27 m)^[134]	0	Idaho	43°25′12″N 114°49′48″W / 43.42000°N 114.83000°W / 43.42000; -114.83000 (Fish Creek Dam)^[134]	1923^[134]	Carey Valley Reservoir Company^[134]	Fish Creek Reservoir

Kootenay River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Castle Mountain, Beaverfoot Range, BC) to mouth (Columbia River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Libby Dam	420 ft (130 m)^[135]	604^[136]	Montana	48°24′37″N 115°18′52″W / 48.41028°N 115.31444°W / 48.41028; -115.31444 (Libby Dam)	1972^[137]	USACE	Lake Koocanusa
Corra Linn Dam	16 m (52 ft)^[138]	51^[138]	British Columbia	49°28′04″N 117°28′02″W / 49.46778°N 117.46722°W / 49.46778; -117.46722 (Corra Linn Dam)	1932^[138]	FortisBC	raised Kootenay Lake
Upper Bonnington Falls Dam	21 m (69 ft)^[139]	53^[8]	British Columbia	49°27′35″N 117°29′03″W / 49.45972°N 117.48417°W / 49.45972; -117.48417 (Upper Bonnington Falls Dam)	1907^[8]	FortisBC
Lower Bonnington Falls Dam	21 m (69 ft)^[140]	25^[8]	British Columbia	49°27′39″N 117°29′59″W / 49.46083°N 117.49972°W / 49.46083; -117.49972 (Lower Bonnington Falls Dam)	1925^[8]	FortisBC
South Slocan Dam	18 m (59 ft)^[141]	57^[8]	British Columbia	49°27′20″N 117°31′11″W / 49.45556°N 117.51972°W / 49.45556; -117.51972 (South Slocan Dam)	1928^[8]	FortisBC
Kootenay Canal Generating Station^{[n 17]}	84 m (276 ft)^[142]	583^[8]	British Columbia	49°27′10″N 117°31′02″W / 49.45278°N 117.51722°W / 49.45278; -117.51722 (Kootenay Canal Generating Station)	1976^[8]	BC Hydro
Brilliant Dam	42.6 m (140 ft)^[143]	260^{[n 18]}	British Columbia	49°19′29″N 117°37′12″W / 49.32472°N 117.62000°W / 49.32472; -117.62000 (Brilliant Dam)	1944 / 2007^{[n 18]}	Columbia Power Corporation

Bull River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Canadian Rockies) to mouth (Kootenay River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Aberfeldie Dam^[144]	90 ft (27 m)	24^[145]	British Columbia	49°29′58″N 115°21′3″W / 49.49944°N 115.35083°W / 49.49944; -115.35083 (Aberfeldie Dam)	1922 (rebuilt 1953)	BC Hydro	Aberfeldie Dam Pool

Elk River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Upper Elk Lake) to mouth (Kootenay River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Elko Dam^[146]	52 ft (16 m)	12^[147]	British Columbia	49°17′24″N 115°6′16″W / 49.29000°N 115.10444°W / 49.29000; -115.10444 (Elko Dam)	1924	BC Hydro	Elko Dam Pool

Duncan River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (near Mount Dawson) to mouth (Kootenay River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Duncan Dam^[148]	130 ft (40 m)	0	British Columbia	50°15′0″N 116°56′47″W / 50.25000°N 116.94639°W / 50.25000; -116.94639 (Duncan Dam)	1967	BC Hydro	raised Duncan Lake

Mark Creek dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Purcell Mountains) to mouth (Kootenay River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Upper Mark Creek Dam^[149]	21.5 m (71 ft)	0	British Columbia	49°42′36″N 116°2′33″W / 49.71000°N 116.04250°W / 49.71000; -116.04250 (Upper Mark Creek Dam)	1994	City of Kimberley	Mark Creek Dam Reservoir

Pend Oreille River / Clark Fork River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater of Clark Fork River (Silver Bow Creek, MT) to mouth of Pend Oreille River (Columbia River, BC).^{[n 19]}

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Clark Fork
Thompson Falls Dam	110 ft (34 m)^[150]^{[n 20]}	94^[154]	Montana	47°35′28″N 115°21′03″W / 47.59111°N 115.35083°W / 47.59111; -115.35083 (Thompson Falls Dam)	1915^[151]	Northwestern Energy	Thompson Falls Reservoir
Noxon Rapids Dam	260 ft (79 m)^[155]	527^[156]	Montana	47°57′39″N 115°44′01″W / 47.96083°N 115.73361°W / 47.96083; -115.73361 (Noxon Rapids Dam)	1959^[157]	Avista Corp.	Noxon Reservoir
Cabinet Gorge Dam	208 ft (63 m)^[158]	255^[159]	Idaho	48°05′08″N 116°03′27″W / 48.08556°N 116.05750°W / 48.08556; -116.05750 (Cabinet Gorge Dam)	1952^[159]	Avista Corp.	Cabinet Gorge Reservoir
Pend Oreille
Albeni Falls Dam	90 ft (27 m)^[155]	42^[155]	Idaho	48°10′48″N 116°59′59″W / 48.18000°N 116.99972°W / 48.18000; -116.99972 (Albeni Falls Dam)	1955	USACE	Raised Lake Pend Oreille 11.5 ft (3.5 m)^[160]
Box Canyon Dam	62 ft (19 m)^[155]	90^[161]	Washington	48°46′49″N 117°24′46″W / 48.78028°N 117.41278°W / 48.78028; -117.41278 (Box Canyon Dam)	1956^[162]	Pend Oreille PUD	Box Canyon Reservoir
Boundary Dam	340 ft (100 m)^[155]	1,040^[155]	Washington	48°59′13″N 117°20′53″W / 48.98694°N 117.34806°W / 48.98694; -117.34806 (Boundary Dam)	1967	Seattle City Light	Boundary Lake
Seven Mile Dam	79.2 m (260 ft)^[163]	848	British Columbia	49°01′49″N 117°30′13″W / 49.03028°N 117.50361°W / 49.03028; -117.50361 (Seven Mile Dam)	1979^[164]	BC Hydro
Waneta Dam	75.9 m (249 ft)^[163]	450^[165]	British Columbia	49°00′14″N 117°36′42″W / 49.00389°N 117.61167°W / 49.00389; -117.61167 (Waneta Dam)	1954^[163]	BC Hydro, Teck Resources
Waneta Dam Expansion	75.9 m (249 ft)^[163]	335	British Columbia	49°00′14″N 117°36′42″W / 49.00389°N 117.61167°W / 49.00389; -117.61167 (Waneta Dam Expansion)	2015^[166]	FortisBC

Flathead River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Confluence of North Fork and Middle Fork Flathead River) to mouth (Clark Fork River).^{[n 21]}

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Hungry Horse Dam^{[n 22]}	564 ft (172 m)^[167]	428^[168]	Montana	48°20′28″N 114°00′47″W / 48.34111°N 114.01306°W / 48.34111; -114.01306 (Hungry Horse Dam)	1953^[169]	USBR	Hungry Horse Reservoir
Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam (Kerr Dam)	205 ft (62 m)^[170]	188^[171]	Montana	47°40′38″N 114°14′02″W / 47.67722°N 114.23389°W / 47.67722; -114.23389 (Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam)	1938^[169]	Energy Keepers, Inc.^[172]	Raised Flathead Lake 10 ft (3.0 m)^[169]

Deschutes River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Little Lava Lake, OR) to mouth (Columbia River, WA/OR).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Crane Prairie Dam	36 ft (11 m)^[173]	0	Oregon	43°45′18″N 121°47′6″W / 43.75500°N 121.78500°W / 43.75500; -121.78500 (Crane Prairie Dam)	1940^[173]	USBR	Crane Prairie Reservoir
Wickiup Dam	100 ft (30 m)^[173]	0	Oregon	43°41′43″N 121°42′14″W / 43.69528°N 121.70389°W / 43.69528; -121.70389 (Wickiup Dam)	1949^[173]	USBR	Wickiup Reservoir
Round Butte Dam^[174]	440 ft (130 m)	247.12	Oregon	44°36′0″N 121°16′12″W / 44.60000°N 121.27000°W / 44.60000; -121.27000 (Round Butte Dam)^[175]	1964	Portland General Electric Company, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon	Lake Billy Chinook
Pelton Dam^[174]	204 ft (62 m)	100.8	Oregon	44°41′24″N 121°13′48″W / 44.69000°N 121.23000°W / 44.69000; -121.23000 (Pelton Dam)^[176]	1957	Portland General Electric Company, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon	Lake Simtustus
Pelton Reregulating Dam^[174]	88 ft (27 m)	18.9	Oregon	44°43′12″N 121°14′24″W / 44.72000°N 121.24000°W / 44.72000; -121.24000 (Pelton Reregulating Dam)^[177]	1958	Portland General Electric Company, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Yakima River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Keechelus Lake, WA) to mouth (Columbia River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Keechelus Dam	128 ft (39 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	47°19′20″N 121°20′22″W / 47.32222°N 121.33944°W / 47.32222; -121.33944 (Keechelus Dam)	1917^[178]	USBR	Raised Keechelus Lake
Easton Diversion Dam	66 ft (20 m)^[180]	0^[179]	Washington	47°14′30″N 121°11′17″W / 47.24167°N 121.18806°W / 47.24167; -121.18806 (Easton Diversion Dam)	1929^[181]	USBR	Lake Easton
Unnamed Diversion Dam		0	Washington	47°03′50″N 120°39′09″W / 47.06389°N 120.65250°W / 47.06389; -120.65250 (Unnamed Dam)		USBR
Roza Diversion Dam	67 ft (20 m)^[182]	12	Washington	46°44′56″N 120°27′56″W / 46.74889°N 120.46556°W / 46.74889; -120.46556 (Roza Dam)	1939^[183]	USBR
Wapato Dam	19 ft (5.8 m)^[184]	0	Washington	46°31′27″N 120°28′37″W / 46.52417°N 120.47694°W / 46.52417; -120.47694 (Wapato Dam)			Wapato Reservoir
Sunnyside Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	46°29′52″N 120°26′41″W / 46.49778°N 120.44472°W / 46.49778; -120.44472 (Sunnyside Dam)	1907^[185]	Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District
Prosser Dam	9 ft (2.7 m)^[186]	0	Washington	46°12′45″N 119°46′22″W / 46.21250°N 119.77278°W / 46.21250; -119.77278 (Prosser Dam)	1904^[186]	USBR
Wannawish Dam	6.6 ft (2.0 m)^[187]	0	Washington	46°22′43″N 119°25′02″W / 46.37861°N 119.41722°W / 46.37861; -119.41722 (Horn Rapids/Wannawish Dam)	1892^[187]

Cle Elum River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters (near Mount Daniel, WA) to mouth (Yakima River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Cle Elum Dam	165 ft (50 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	47°14′49″N 121°4′23″W / 47.24694°N 121.07306°W / 47.24694; -121.07306 (Cle Elum Dam)	1933^[178]	USBR	Raised Cle Elum Lake

Kachess River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters (Three Queens, WA) to mouth (Yakima River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Kachess Dam	115 ft (35 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	47°15′53″N 121°12′9″W / 47.26472°N 121.20250°W / 47.26472; -121.20250 (Kachess Dam)	1912^[178]	USBR	Raised Kachess Lake

Naches River dams edit

Bumping River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters (near Crag Mountain, WA) to mouth (Naches River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Bumping Lake Dam	60 ft (18 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	46°52′16″N 121°17′58″W / 46.87111°N 121.29944°W / 46.87111; -121.29944 (Bumping Lake Dam)	1910^[178]	USBR	Raised Bumping Lake

Tieton River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters (Goat Rocks, WA) to mouth (Naches River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Clear Creek Dam (North Fork Tieton)	83 ft (25 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	46°37′40″N 121°16′15″W / 46.62778°N 121.27083°W / 46.62778; -121.27083 (Clear Lake Dam)	1915^[178]	USBR	Clear Lake
Tieton Dam	319 ft (97 m)^[178]	0^[179]	Washington	46°39′26″N 121°7′41″W / 46.65722°N 121.12806°W / 46.65722; -121.12806 (Tieton Dam)	1925^[178]	USBR	Rimrock Lake

Willamette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters (Confluence of Middle Fork Willamette River and Coast Fork Willamette River, OR/WA) to mouth (Columbia River, OR)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Willamette Falls Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)^[188]	15.18^[189]	Oregon	45°21′11″N 122°37′04″W / 45.35306°N 122.61778°W / 45.35306; -122.61778 (Willamette Falls Dam)	1888^[18]	Portland General Electric

Santiam River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwaters of each fork (North Santiam and South Santiam rivers) to their mouth at the confluence. There are no dams between the confluence and the mouth of the Santiam (Willamette River, OR).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
North Santiam
Detroit Dam^[190]	463 ft (141 m)	100	Oregon	44°43′18″N 122°15′01″W / 44.72167°N 122.25028°W / 44.72167; -122.25028 (Detroit Dam)	1953	Army Corps of Engineers	Detroit Reservoir
Big Cliff Dam^[190]	191 ft (58 m)	18	Oregon	44°45′03″N 122°16′59″W / 44.75083°N 122.28306°W / 44.75083; -122.28306 (Big Cliff Dam)	1953	Army Corps of Engineers	Big Cliff Reservoir (reregulation for Detroit Reservoir)
South Santiam
Green Peter Dam^[191]	327 ft (100 m)	80	Oregon	44°27′00″N 122°32′57″W / 44.45000°N 122.54917°W / 44.45000; -122.54917 (Green Peter Dam)	1968	Army Corps of Engineers	Green Peter Reservoir
Foster Dam^[191]	126 ft (38 m)	20	Oregon	44°24′55″N 122°40′13″W / 44.41528°N 122.67028°W / 44.41528; -122.67028 (Foster Dam)	1968	Army Corps of Engineers	Foster Reservoir (reregulation for Green Peter Reservoir)

Middle Fork Willamette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Timpanogas Lake, OR) to mouth (Willamette River, OR).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Hills Creek Dam	304 ft (93 m)^[192]	30^[192]	Oregon	43°42′33″N 122°25′26″W / 43.70917°N 122.42389°W / 43.70917; -122.42389 (Hills Creek Dam)	1961^[192]	USACE	Hills Creek Reservoir
Lookout Point Dam	276 ft (84 m)^[193]	150^[193]	Oregon	43°54′48″N 122°45′09″W / 43.91333°N 122.75250°W / 43.91333; -122.75250 (Lookout Point Dam)	1954^[193]	USACE	Lookout Point Lake
Fall Creek Dam^[194]	180 ft (55 m)	0	Oregon	43°54′49″N 122°45′25″W / 43.91361°N 122.75694°W / 43.91361; -122.75694 (Fall Creek Dam)	1966	USACE	Fall Creek Reservoir
Dexter Dam	93 ft (28 m)^[193]	15^[193]	Oregon	43°55′22″N 122°48′23″W / 43.92278°N 122.80639°W / 43.92278; -122.80639 (Dexter Dam)	1954^[193]	USACE	Dexter Reservoir

McKenzie River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Clear Lake, OR) to mouth (Willamette River, OR).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Carmen Diversion Dam	17 ft (5.2 m)^[195]	0^[196]	Oregon	44°20′19″N 122°00′11″W / 44.33861°N 122.00306°W / 44.33861; -122.00306 (Carmen Diversion Dam)	1963^[197]	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Carmen Reservoir
Trail Bridge Dam	90 ft (27 m)^[198]	10^[196]	Oregon	44°16′24″N 122°03′02″W / 44.27333°N 122.05056°W / 44.27333; -122.05056 (Trail Bridge Dam)	1963^[197]	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Trail Bridge Reservoir
Smith Dam (Smith River)	250 ft (76 m)^[199]	104.5^[196]	Oregon	44°0′0″N 122°06′36″W / 44.00000°N 122.11000°W / 44.00000; -122.11000 (Smith Dam)^[199]	1963^[197]	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Smith Reservoir
Cougar Dam (South Fork)^[200]	425 ft (130 m)	25	Oregon	44°07′44″N 122°14′30″W / 44.12889°N 122.24167°W / 44.12889; -122.24167 (Cougar Dam)	1963	Army Corps of Engineers	Cougar Reservoir
Blue River Dam (Blue River)^[200]	270 ft (82 m)	0	Oregon	44°10′23″N 122°19′47″W / 44.17306°N 122.32972°W / 44.17306; -122.32972 (Blue River Dam)	1969	Army Corps of Engineers	Blue River Reservoir
Leaburg Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)^[201]	15.9^[202]	Oregon	44°08′15″N 122°36′43″W / 44.13750°N 122.61194°W / 44.13750; -122.61194 (Leaburg Dam)^[201]	1929^[202]	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Leaburg Reservoir
Walterville Dam	24 ft (7.3 m)^[203]	9^[202]	Oregon	44°03′36″N 122°49′48″W / 44.06000°N 122.83000°W / 44.06000; -122.83000 (Walterville Dam)^[203]	1911^[202]	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Walterville Reservoir

Coast Fork Willamette River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Confluence of Big River and Garoutte Creek, OR) to mouth (Willamette River).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Cottage Grove Dam	95 ft (29 m)^[204]	0	Oregon	43°42′58″N 123°03′03″W / 43.71611°N 123.05083°W / 43.71611; -123.05083 (Cottage Grove Dam)	1942^[204]	USACE	Cottage Grove Lake
Dorena Dam (Row River)	145 ft (44 m)^[204]	7.51^[205]	Oregon	43°46′48″N 122°57′0″W / 43.78000°N 122.95000°W / 43.78000; -122.95000 (Dorena Dam)	1949^[204]	USACE	Dorena Lake

Spokane River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID) to mouth (Columbia River, WA).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Post Falls Dam	64 ft (20 m)^[206]	15^[206]	Idaho	47°42′31″N 116°57′13″W / 47.70861°N 116.95361°W / 47.70861; -116.95361	1908^[206]	Avista	Raised Lake Coeur d'Alene
Upriver Dam		17.7^[207]	Washington	47°41′09″N 117°19′43″W / 47.68583°N 117.32861°W / 47.68583; -117.32861 (Upright Dam)	1894 / 1933^{[n 23]}	City of Spokane	Upriver Dam Reservoir
Upper Falls Dam	35 ft (11 m)^[208]	10^[208]	Washington	47°39′46″N 117°24′55″W / 47.66278°N 117.41528°W / 47.66278; -117.41528 (Upper Falls Dam)	1922^[208]	Avista	Upper Falls Reservoir
Monroe Street Dam	24 ft (7.3 m)^[209]	15^[209]	Washington	47°39′42″N 117°25′31″W / 47.66167°N 117.42528°W / 47.66167; -117.42528 (Monroe Street Dam)	1890^[209]	Avista
Nine Mile Dam	58 ft (18 m)^[210]	26^[210]	Washington	47°46′30″N 117°32′38″W / 47.77500°N 117.54389°W / 47.77500; -117.54389 (Nine Mile Dam)	1908^[210]	Avista	Nine Mile Reservoir
Long Lake Dam	213 ft (65 m)^[211]	71^[211]	Washington	47°50′14″N 117°50′23″W / 47.83722°N 117.83972°W / 47.83722; -117.83972 (Long Lake Dam)	1915^[211]	Avista	Long Lake
Little Falls Dam	57 ft (17 m)^[212]	36^[213]	Washington	47°49′57″N 117°55′04″W / 47.83250°N 117.91778°W / 47.83250; -117.91778 (Little Falls Dam)	1911^[214]	Avista	Little Falls Pool

Cowlitz River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (confluence of the Ohanapecosh River and the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River, WA) to mouth (Columbia River, WA)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image=
Cowlitz Falls Dam	140 ft (43 m)^[215]	70^[216]	Washington	46°27′59″N 122°06′33″W / 46.46639°N 122.10917°W / 46.46639; -122.10917 (Cowlitz Falls Dam)	1994^[216]	Lewis County Public Utility District	Lake Scanewa
Mossyrock Dam	606 ft (185 m)^[217]	300^[217]	Washington	46°32′04″N 122°25′29″W / 46.53444°N 122.42472°W / 46.53444; -122.42472 (Mossyrock Dam)	1968^[217]	Tacoma Public Utilities	Riffe Lake
Mayfield Dam	250 ft (76 m)^[218]	162^[218]	Washington	46°30′10″N 122°35′18″W / 46.50278°N 122.58833°W / 46.50278; -122.58833 (Mayfield Dam)	1963^[218]	Tacoma Public Utilities	Lake Mayfield	Mayfield Dam

Lewis River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Adams Glacier, Mount Adams, WA) to mouth (Columbia River, WA)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed
Swift Dam^[219]	512 ft (156 m)	240	Washington	46°04′48″N 122°12′36″W / 46.08000°N 122.21000°W / 46.08000; -122.21000 (Swift Dam)^[220]	1958	PacifiCorp	Swift Reservoir
Swift No. 2 Dam^[219]	83 ft (25 m)^[221]	70	Washington	46°03′46″N 122°11′52″W / 46.06278°N 122.19778°W / 46.06278; -122.19778 (Swift No. 2 Dam)^[221]	1959^[221]	Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County
Yale Dam^[219]	323 ft (98 m)	134	Washington	45°58′48″N 122°20′24″W / 45.98000°N 122.34000°W / 45.98000; -122.34000 (Yale Dam)^[222]	1953	PacifiCorp	Yale Lake
Merwin Dam^[219]	313 ft (95 m)	136	Washington	45°59′24″N 122°28′48″W / 45.99000°N 122.48000°W / 45.99000; -122.48000 (Merwin Dam)^[223]	1931	PacifiCorp	Lake Merwin

Spillimacheen River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Canadian Rockies) to mouth (Columbia River, BC).

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Spillimacheen Dam^[224]	14.5 m (48 ft)	4	British Columbia	50°53′56″N 116°25′28″W / 50.89889°N 116.42444°W / 50.89889; -116.42444 (Spillimacheen Dam)	1955^[225]	BC Hydro	Spillimacheen Dam Pool

Wenatchee River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Lake Wenatchee, WA) to mouth (Columbia River, WA)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Tumwater Canyon Dam^[226]	23 ft (7.0 m)	0	Washington	47°36′59″N 120°43′22″W / 47.61639°N 120.72278°W / 47.61639; -120.72278 (Tumwater Canyon Dam)	1909	Chelan County Public Utility District	Lake Jolanda

Chelan River dams edit

Dams are listed in order from headwater (Lake Chelan, WA) to mouth (Columbia River, WA)

Name	Height	Capacity (MW)	Province/State(s)	Coordinates	Year of completion	Owner	Reservoir formed	Image
Lake Chelan Dam	40 ft (12 m)^[227]	59.2^[227]	Washington	47°50′04″N 120°00′45″W / 47.83444°N 120.01250°W / 47.83444; -120.01250 (Lake Chelan Dam)	1892–1903 / 1927^{[n 24]}	Chelan County Public Utility District	Raised Lake Chelan

Notes edit

^ Dam was initially completed in 1941; third power plant was begun in 1967 and completed in 1974.^[9]
^ Dam was initially completed in 1937; second powerhouse was completed in 1981
^ The original dam was completed in 1911. In 1917, the dam was raised 17.5 feet (5.3 m) to increase storage. Later, safety concerns were addressed and the new, modified dam was completed in 1989.^[28]
^ Original dam was completed in 1927. Due to deterioration, a replacement dam was commissioned and completed in 1978.^[31]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Information received in email exchange with representative from Idaho Power.
^ Initially completed in 1935, updated in 1995 with diversion structure and two powerhouses^[35]
^ Constructed with two power plants - A & B. Upper Salmon A was completed in 1937, Upper Salmon B, located a mile upriver from A, was completed in 1947.^[35]
^ Initially constructed by Greater Shoshone and Twin Falls Water Power Company in 1910, bought by Idaho Power in 1916 and updated in 1949.^[35]
^ A new power plant was built in the 1990s; this one was decommissioned and turned into a historical display^[41]^[42]
^ Dam and units one to four completed in 1959, unit five completed in 1980.^[44]
^ Dam and first three powerhouses were completed in 1975. Three further powerhouses, as well as modifications to Lewiston's water intake, were completed in 1987.^[51]
^ Dam was initially completed in 1961 with three generators online. Powerhouse units four through six were later added and online in 1976.^[56]
^ The first Wild Horse Dam was constructed in 1937. After the aggregate was found to be of poor quality, a new concrete, thin arch dam was completed in 1969, doubling the size of the reservoir.^[62]
^ Power plant located at Owyhee Dam.^[65]
^ Power plant located along the Owyhee Tunnel No. 1.^[65]
^ Power plant located along the Mitchell Butte Lateral.^[65]
^ Kootenay Canal Generating Station is located at the end of a canal created by the Corra Linn Dam.
^ ^a ^b Original dam constructed in 1944 created 140 MW; expansion completed in 2007 added 120 MW.^[8]
^ Although these rivers are not one, for the simplification of this list they will be listed together, as they are only separated by Lake Pend Oreille.
^ This dam is made up of four sections with the highest being 110 ft (34 m) and the other three lower sections being 53 ft (16 m),^[151] 38 ft (12 m),^[152] and 54 ft (16 m).^[153]
^ All forks of Flathead River are treated as being on main stem, as there is only one dam on any of the forks.
^ On South Fork of Flathead River
^ Originally constructed in 1894, upgraded to concrete structure in 1933, with significant upgrades in the 1980s.^[207]
^ Beginning in 1892, dams were constructed at the mouth of Lake Chelan. After two failures, a more robust dam was constructed in 1903, providing electricity to Chelan. The current dam was completed in 1927.^[227]

References edit

External links edit

Erik Robinson (April 15, 2007). "Pressure builds on Snake River dams". The Columbian.

[10] Dam was initially completed in 1941; third power plant was begun in 1967 and completed in 1974.^[9]

[29] Dam was initially completed in 1937; second powerhouse was completed in 1981

[31] The original dam was completed in 1911. In 1917, the dam was raised 17.5 feet (5.3 m) to increase storage. Later, safety concerns were addressed and the new, modified dam was completed in 1989.^[28]

[36] Original dam was completed in 1927. Due to deterioration, a replacement dam was commissioned and completed in 1978.^[31]

[email-40] Information received in email exchange with representative from Idaho Power.

[42] Initially completed in 1935, updated in 1995 with diversion structure and two powerhouses^[35]

[45] Constructed with two power plants - A & B. Upper Salmon A was completed in 1937, Upper Salmon B, located a mile upriver from A, was completed in 1947.^[35]

[47] Initially constructed by Greater Shoshone and Twin Falls Water Power Company in 1910, bought by Idaho Power in 1916 and updated in 1949.^[35]

[51] A new power plant was built in the 1990s; this one was decommissioned and turned into a historical display^[41]^[42]

[54] Dam and units one to four completed in 1959, unit five completed in 1980.^[44]

[62] Dam and first three powerhouses were completed in 1975. Three further powerhouses, as well as modifications to Lewiston's water intake, were completed in 1987.^[51]

[69] Dam was initially completed in 1961 with three generators online. Powerhouse units four through six were later added and online in 1976.^[56]

[75] The first Wild Horse Dam was constructed in 1937. After the aggregate was found to be of poor quality, a new concrete, thin arch dam was completed in 1969, doubling the size of the reservoir.^[62]

[79] Power plant located at Owyhee Dam.^[65]

[80] Power plant located along the Owyhee Tunnel No. 1.^[65]

[81] Power plant located along the Mitchell Butte Lateral.^[65]

[158] Kootenay Canal Generating Station is located at the end of a canal created by the Corra Linn Dam.

[Brilliant-161] Original dam constructed in 1944 created 140 MW; expansion completed in 2007 added 120 MW.^[8]

[168] Although these rivers are not one, for the simplification of this list they will be listed together, as they are only separated by Lake Pend Oreille.

[173] This dam is made up of four sections with the highest being 110 ft (34 m) and the other three lower sections being 53 ft (16 m),^[151] 38 ft (12 m),^[152] and 54 ft (16 m).^[153]

[187] All forks of Flathead River are treated as being on main stem, as there is only one dam on any of the forks.

[188] On South Fork of Flathead River

[230] Originally constructed in 1894, upgraded to concrete structure in 1933, with significant upgrades in the 1980s.^[207]

[251] Beginning in 1892, dams were constructed at the mouth of Lake Chelan. After two failures, a more robust dam was constructed in 1903, providing electricity to Chelan. The current dam was completed in 1927.^[227]

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