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McNary Dam

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McNary Dam, 7,265 ft (2,214 m) long and 183 ft (56 m) high, on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington, near Umatilla, Oreg.; built 1947–56 by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Located at the head of the slack-water pool created by John Day Dam, it provides slack-water navigation 61 mi (98 km) upstream to the mouth of the Snake River; locks permit vessels to pass around the dam. McNary Dam is one of the largest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States.
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In: Status and Habitat Requirements of White Sturgeon Populations in the Columbia River Downstream from McNary Dam (Nigro AA, ed).
Evidence of detrimental effects of environmental contaminants on ... by Fitzpatrick, Martin S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
The wireless network infra-structure located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, starts deep in the hilly forested area west of the Bonneville Dam covers 14,500 square miles along the Oregon and Washington borders to the steep cliffs and rolling hills east of McNary Dam.
ESTeem Wireless Network for Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries by Business Wire
The power will be delivered to the Bonneville Power Administration's McNary Dam substation over an upgraded transmission line that will be owned and operated by Umatilla Electric Cooperative.
USGen completes financing for Hermiston Generating Plant by Business Wire
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