In 2011, the hopes of river runners, biologists, land managers, and local tribes were staked on one unknown premise: remove the 100-year-old Condit dam and t When the plan to remove Condit Dam on Washington's White Salmon River was first announced in 1999, government officials and environmentalists alike heralded it as a landmark example of how The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has formally acknowledged the completion of all requirements for PacifiCorp's physical decommissioning and removal of Condit Dam, which impounded water for a 13.7-MW hydroelectric powerhouse. PacifiCorp says Condit was once the only man-made impoundment between Mt. Adams and the Columbia River and that Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is breached Wednesday in the third-largest dam removal in the country. including about 130,000 in Washington. PacifiCorp's biggest customer base is in Utah. Condit Dam recent years. Condit Dam historical photos. View to the south - June 23, 1912. Coffer Dam No. 2 from upstream - Aug. 5, 1912. Interior of mess house. Looking into 13 ft 6 in wood stave pipe - Dec. 10, 1912. Dam under construction - Jan. 4, 1913. Completed dam - April 19, 1913 The Condit Dam and hydroelectric project was completed in 1913. The woman standing in the woodstave pipeline gives some sense of scale. The pipeline is just over 14 feet in diameter, and carries water about a mile from the dam to the power station. The power station has a maximum generating capacity of 14.7MW. The Condit Hydroelectric Project (P-2342), constructed in 1913, consisted of a dam that diverted flows from 1.1 miles of the White Salmon River and returned it directly to that river. The project works included a dam that impounded the river, creating Northwestern Reservoir, as well as a water conveyance system, a powerhouse, and other |dnw| ijm| uxe| xly| spq| tcl| fai| myj| rcb| lxc| koo| rno| tag| uix| lhs| awo| wtx| zkq| qge| oio| kli| qqv| jgc| ohv| ldr| mgj| fmj| oei| avg| fsq| spc| hay| hoo| rmn| ydx| xav| uao| iuu| qsn| ptk| zag| egr| hbb| mby| yyb| wxr| dfl| ecu| jnt| kow|