This section includes informational fact sheets about big dams on the Columbia and around the world. Click on Big Dam resources to your left and find images, documents, and video presentations from the day-long conference, “Reversing the Flow: Big Dams, Power, and People in Global Perspective.”
Power lines at Bonneville Dam, ca. 1950s. Image courtesy of Army Corps of Engineers
COLUMBIA BASIN DAMS
The Columbia River Basin, Physical Characteristics and History
Bonneville Dam and the Cascade Rapids
Grand Coulee Dam and Kettle Falls
The Dalles Dam and Celilo Falls
WORLD DAMS
The Amazon River Basin and the Tucurui Dam (South America)
The Narmada River and the Sardar Sarovar Dam (India)
