Columbia and Snake River Dams Re-Open. Please note that the dams are in river order from Portland to Lewiston:
· The Bonneville dam reopened on schedule Feb. 9.
· The Dalles dam, despite earlier worries of falling behind schedule, has reopened on schedule March 20.
· The John Day dam reopened ahead of schedule March 18.
· The McNary dam reopened ahead of schedule March 17.
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The Ice Harbor dam is behind schedule due to on-site work
complications. It is tentatively expected to open March 23.
·
The Lower Monumental dam reopened on schedule March 20. However,
some work still has to be done on the dam's tainter valves, which will
result in lockage times being longer by up to 20 minutes.
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The Little Goose dam is behind schedule due to on-site work
complications. It is tentatively expected to open April 2.
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The Lower Granite dam reopened on schedule March 20. However, some
work still has to be done on the dam's tainter valves. This will result
in lockage times being longer by up to 20 minutes.
· The
delayed opening of the Ice Harbor dam will block the Snake River from
Pasco, WA, eastward until it opens. It is estimated that 54 percent of
the wheat shipped on the river is sourced from above Ice Harbor.
·
The delayed opening of the Little Goose dam will block the Snake
River from the area of Starbuck, WA, eastward until it opens. It is
estimated that 42 percent of the wheat shipped on the river is sourced
from above Little Goose.
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