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To: Eric who wrote (11904)7/31/2009 3:27:04 PM
From: miraje1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86352
 
A number of the dams on the Columbia are not owned by the Feds.

As I said, the Feds own these dams. Perhaps you could name some Columbia River dams that are not on the Fed owned list below? Five Snake River dams as well...

bpa.gov

Federal Hydro Projects
In Nameplate
Name River, state service rating
Albeni Falls Pend Oreille, ID 1955 43 MW
Anderson Ranch Boise, ID 1950 40 MW
Big Cliff Santiam, OR 1953 18 MW
Black Canyon Payette, ID 1925 10 MW
Boise River Diversion Boise, ID 1912 3 MW
Bonneville Columbia, OR/WA 1938 1,077 MW
Chandler Yakima, WA 1956 12 MW
Chief Joseph Columbia, WA 1958 2,458 MW
Cougar McKenzie, OR 1963 25 MW
Detroit Santiam, OR 1953 100 MW
Dexter Willamette, OR 1954 15 MW
Dworshak Clearwater, ID 1973 400 MW
Foster Santiam, OR 1967 20 MW
Grand Coulee 8/ Columbia, WA 1942 6,765MW
Green Peter Santiam, OR 1967 80 MW
Green Springs Emigrant Crk, OR 1960 16 MW
Hills Creek Willamette, OR 1962 30 MW
Hungry Horse Flathead, MT 1953 428 MW
Ice Harbor Snake, WA 1962 603 MW
John Day Columbia, OR/WA 1971 2,160 MW
Libby Kootenai, MT 1975 525 MW
Little Goose Snake, WA 1970 810 MW
Lookout Point Willamette, OR 1953 120 MW
Lost Creek Rogue, OR 1977 49 MW
Lower Granite Snake, WA 1975 810 MW
Lower Monumental Snake, WA 1969 810 MW
McNary Columbia, OR/WA 1952 980 MW
Minidoka Snake, ID 1909 28 MW
Palisades Snake, ID 1958 176 MW
Roza Yakima, WA 1958 11 MW
The Dalles Columbia, OR/WA 1957 1,808 MW
Total (31 dams) 20,430 MW
Owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (21 dams, 12,940 MW)
Owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation (10 dams, 7,490 MW).