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Archive Home > 2004 > July > 25 > DECIDING A DAM'S FUTURE Battling over Hells Canyon

DECIDING A DAM'S FUTURE Battling over Hells Canyon

For the first time in 50 years, the public can weigh in on the future of the Hells Canyon Dam Complex.

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
July 25, 2004

OXBOW - The third hydroelectric dam in Hells Canyon spans the Snake River like a steel and cement temple.

Completed in 1967, the 330-foot-tall structure stretches between Oregon and Idaho, a testament to the engineering fervor that drove many conquests of natural resources in the West roughly 50....

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