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  Chief Joseph Dam Project
Chief Joseph Dam, constructed by the Corps of Engineers, is on the Columbia River in north-central Washington and is a key structure in the comprehensive development of the Columbia River Basin.
Toats Coulee Diversion Dam is a concrete structure with an ogee overflow section, and headworks for the main supply canal.
In 1950, a reconnaissance investigation was undertaken to establish a basic plan for irrigation of lands in the Okanogan Basin and lands along the Columbia River in the vicinity of Chief Joseph Dam and the mouth of the Okanogan River.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/chiefjoseph.html   (3841 words)

  
 Grand Coulee Dam Project Tour
The dams marked by a red dot are the eleven major hydropower dams.
Chief Joseph is also a concrete gravity dam, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, finished in 1955, 14 years after Grand Coulee.
Finally, the Bonneville Dam is the last major dam on the Columbia at 146.1 miles from the ocean.
xroads.virginia.edu /~ug02/barnes/grandcoulee/moredams.html   (930 words)

  
 Your Okanogan Country vacation starts here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Chief Joseph Dam is second largest producer of hydropower in the United States.
Congress authorized Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in the 1946 River and Harbor Act.
With the higher lake level and a total of 27 generating units, Chief Joseph Dam is the second largest hydropower producer in the United States.
www.okanoganvacation.com /vacation/chiefjoe.shtml   (365 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Dam
This mile long federal dam on the Columbia is the second largest producer of hydropower in the nation, after the Grand Coulee.
Unlike the other dams downstream, there is no fish ladder at this dam, finally stopping the most persistant salmon from migrating beyond this point.
Turn East towards the dam on Pearl Hill Rd. Turn left onto Foster Creek Rd. (the first paved road) and continue to the entry gate visitor lane.
ludb.clui.org /ex/i/WA3264   (103 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Columbia River
The largest of the 150 hydroelectric projects, the Grand Coulee Dam and the Chief Joseph Dam, are also the largest in the United States.
The dams provide water for the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project, one of the most extensive irrigation projects in the western United States.
Additionally each dams' reservoirs are closely regulated by the Bonneville Power Administration to insure one dam is not "hoarding" water so salmon and other fish have adequate habitat.
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 fish get "bends" too may00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
According to Valentine, as water spills over a dam and plunges into a stilling basin, air is forced into solution by the water pressure.
An extensive field test of gas at Chief Joseph Dam was done in June 1999 to quantify spillway gas production.
"The current phase of the Chief Joseph Dam Gas Abatement Study is the General Reevaluation Report which is focused on one structural alternative and one operational alternative," Valentine says.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/may00/may00story8.htm   (791 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Master Plan, document 2004-9
Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Master Plan issue paper
In December 2001, as part of the solicitation associated with the Columbia Cascade Province, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) submitted a series of proposals to address habitat restoration, fish propagation, fish harvest, and research monitoring and evaluation needs in the Okanogan subbasin.
While the focus of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program Master Plan is on propagation of summer/fall Chinook salmon, an important secondary priority for the Colville Tribes is consideration of the proposed facility to include propagation of spring Chinook salmon.
www.nwcouncil.org /library/2004/2004-9.htm   (339 words)

  
 April 1997 Engineer Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
With normal winter feed unreachable, deer resorted to haystacks, orchards, and landscaping trees and shrubs in town, much to the annoyance of some property owners.
Department of Wildlife set up feeders below Chief Joseph Dam to provide meals for about 100 deer who are also enjoying the shelter of nearby trees for bedding.
The deer seem to be enjoying their winter accommodations at Chief Joseph Dam, courtesy of the Corps of Engineers and Washington Department of Wildlife.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/oldpubs/apr97/story14.htm   (325 words)

  
 Top 20 Encyclopedia
The dams provide water for the Columbia Basin Project, one of the most extensive irrigation projects in the western United States.
Additionally each dams' reservoirs are closely regulated by the Bonneville Power Administration to insure one dam is not hoarding water to the detriment of habitat for salmon and other fish.
The Grand Coulee Dam was used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984; Harrison Ford).
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Columbia_River   (1482 words)

  
 Washington Lakes
This is a long stretch of the Columbia River between Grand Coulee Dam and Chief Joseph Dam.
So I looked up the lower dams and low and behold WAMMO, it all made sense to me why the salmon fishing was lousy again at Brewster pool.
Getting to Chief Joseph and Rufus Woods Lake this means that the river flows are way up from normal for this time of year.
www.washingtonlakes.com /ReportList.aspx?id=305   (3924 words)

  
 Park Information - Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Directions to Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake
Chief Joseph Dam is located in Bridgeport, WA.
Local weather for Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake
packyourgear.com /Washington/Chief-Joseph-Dam-And-Rufus-Woods-Lake.aspx   (129 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Highway Days
Chief Joseph - leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops Joseph Nez Perce - a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast Indian
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At eBay you can find practically anything, even chief joseph.
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 Composites Bridge Locator > Chief Joseph Dam Bridge
The Chief Joseph Dam Bridge utilizes glulam beams in its approach spans and a historic timber truss in its main span.
A new FRP deck was installed in late 2003 and was Martin Marietta Composites’ first bridge to utilize timber beams.
In this case, DuraSpan deck was the most practical means for preserving the bridge while upgrading it to modern standards.
www.martinmarietta.com /Products/bridge.asp?ID=25   (158 words)

  
 PSU ECE: Job Opportunity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Some hydroelectric power experience is desired, but we will consider an entry level person with ambition and a high level of energy.
We would like the successful applicant to start immediately after being interviewed by the technical staff at Chief Joseph Dam prior to our acceptance of employment.
We have an immediate opening to hire a temporary electrical engineer to assist the technical staff at Chief Joseph Dam.
www.ee.pdx.edu /Students/Jobs/ChiefJosephDam.html   (93 words)

  
 CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON USA Weather History and Climate Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON USA Weather History and Climate Data
Weather station CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY is at about 48.00°N 119.65°W. Height about 249m / 816 feet above sea level.
Source: CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY data derived from
www.worldclimate.com /cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N48W119+1306+451400C   (72 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Dam Dissolved Gas Abatement Study
Plan of Study for Chief Joseph Dam Gas Abatement -- April 1999
The sectional model was watered up for the first time in September 1999.
Viewing of the model without flow deflectors revealed that the nappe of the flow at Chief Joseph Dam is thinner than at the lower river dams with flow deflectors probably due to its higher head (180 feet) and steeper slope.
www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil /nws/hh/gas   (541 words)

  
 GORP - Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake - Washington Corps Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
GORP - Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake - Washington Corps Projects
Chief Joseph Dam And Rufus Woods Lake - Washington Corps Projects
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 CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON USA Weather History and Climate Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Source: CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY data derived from NCDC Cooperative Stations.
Map of the area around CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, DOUGLAS COUNTY from tiger.census.gov.
Locations outside the continental US are not mapped.
www.worldclimate.com /cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N48W119+2200+451400C   (75 words)

  
 Polychlorinated Dioxins and -Furans in Columbia River Sportfish, Chief Joseph Dam to McNary Dam
Polychlorinated Dioxins and -Furans in Columbia River Sportfish, Chief Joseph Dam to McNary Dam
The Washington State Department of Ecology has conducted a survey of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins (PCDDs) and -furans (PCDFs) in muscle tissue of sportfish from the middle reaches of the Columbia River.
Concentrations in ten species of sportfish collected between Chief Joseph Dam and McNary Dam from May through November 1990 are reported here.
www.ecy.wa.gov /biblio/9149.html   (117 words)

  
 Resource Library by Subject - Wb-Wz
                                 from the Raising of Chief Joseph Dam from 946 to 956 FT. M.S.L. Authors   Erickson, A.W., and Q.J. Strober, J.J. Brueggeman and R.L. Knight
                Summary   A one-year study (1974-1975) was preformed to assess the impact of raising the Chief Joseph Dam from
                                 data and the size of Chief Joseph pool, which made the procedure impractical.
www.fostercreek.net /wb_wz.html   (1564 words)

  
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NOTICE OF INTENT: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA's) Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program (August 2, 2005).
BPA intends to prepare an EIS on a comprehensive management program for summer/fall Chinook salmon in the Okanogan subbasin and the Columbia River between the confluence of the Okanogan River and Chief Joseph Dam including construction, operation, and maintenance of a hatchery and acclimation ponds.
While the focus of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program is on the propagation of summer/fall Chinook salmon, the EIS will also consider the use of the proposed facilities to reintroduce extirpated spring Chinook salmon to their historical habitats in the Okanogan subbasin in Okanogan County, Washington.
www.eh.doe.gov /nepa/noi/bbs05aug2chiefjoenoi.htm   (327 words)

  
 The Columbian: TRIBE TO STUDY FISH PASSAGE FOR CHIEF JOSEPH DAM@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
BRIDGEPORT, Wash. (AP) -- Since the Chief Joseph Dam was built in the 1950s on a bend of the Columbia River in north-central Washington, no salmon or steelhead have swum upstream of the structure.
Tribal resource specialists will begin studying the possibility of adding a fish-passage system to the dam, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The system would again give salmon and steelhead access to the 45-mile stretch between the dam and...
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:31150378&...   (171 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Dam, Columbia River - Hydroelectric Project Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Chief Joseph Dam, Columbia River - Hydroelectric Project Information
Visitor Information: see Chief Joseph Dam's Visitor Center page, USACE Seattle District
USACE Seattle District for information and history of the dam.
www.cqs.washington.edu /crisp/hydro/chj.html   (92 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program
EPA: Federal Register: Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA's intention to prepare an EIS on a comprehensive management program for summer/fall Chinook salmon in the Okanogan subbasin and the Columbia River between the confluence of the Okanogan River and Chief Joseph Dam including construction, operation, and maintenance of a hatchery and acclimation ponds.
While the focus of the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Program (CJDHP) is on the propagation of summer/fall Chinook salmon, the EIS will also consider the use of the proposed facilities to reintroduce extirpated spring Chinook salmon to their historical habitats in the Okanogan subbasin in Okanogan County, Washington.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2005/August/Day-02/i15192.htm   (1147 words)

  
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 sewage
Bend of the River (with Jimmy Stewart), has a river boat scene filmed on the Columbia River in 1...
The mainstream of the Columbia River has 11 dams and 8 locks.
On its north-south stretch through Eastern Washington, the Columbia spans a large desert c...
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 Find in a Library: Archaeological investigations at 30 historic sites, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington
Subjects: Archaeological surveying -- Washington (State) -- Chief Joseph Dam.
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 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #5216441 - Wildlife habitat impact assessment Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington
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Wildlife habitat impact assessment Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5216441   (152 words)

  
 Chief Joseph Dam, Columbia River - Hydroelectric Project Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Chief Joseph Dam, Columbia River - Hydroelectric Project Photos
Chief Joseph Dam, Columbia River - Project Photos
Chief Joseph Dam (191K), Source web site: Bonneville Power Administration
www.cbr.washington.edu /crisp/hydro/hydrochjp.html   (44 words)

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