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The Dalles Lock and Dam
The Dalles Lock and Dam Review
At this hydroelectric dam east of the Bonneville Dam, you can tour a visitor center with a surprisingly even-handed exhibit on differing views of Colombia River dams, with input from farmers, utility companies, environmentalists, and indigenous tribes. There's also a surreal live feed of salmon and sturgeon scaling the fish ladder. Call ahead for tours offered most weekends, photo ID required.
- Address: 2 miles east of The Dalles at Lake Celilo, off I-84, Exit 87 (in summer) or Exit 88 other times, The Dalles, OR, 97058
- Phone: 541/296-9778
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Hours vary throughout the year
- Website: www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Locations/ColumbiaRiver/TheDalles.aspx
- Location: The Dalles
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