Английская Википедия:Hells Canyon Dam
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox dam Hells Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon along the Idaho-Oregon border. At river mile 247, the dam impounds Hells Canyon Reservoir; its spillway elevation is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.
It is the third and final hydroelectric dam of the Hells Canyon Project, which includes Brownlee Dam (1959) and Oxbow Dam (1961), all built and operated by Idaho Power Company. The Hells Canyon Complex on the Snake River is the largest privately owned hydroelectric power complex in the nation, according to the US Energy Information Administration.[1] The contractor for the Hells Canyon Dam was Morrison-Knudsen of Boise.
The Hells Canyon Dam powerhouse contains three generating units, with a total nameplate capacity of Шаблон:Nowrap.[2] Power generation began with two units in 1967, the third came on line the following year.
Lacking passage for migrating salmon, the three dams of the Hells Canyon Project blocked access by anadromous salmonids to a stretch of the Snake River drainage basin from Hells Canyon Dam up to Shoshone Falls, which naturally prevents any upstream fish passage to the upper Snake River basin.
High dam proposal
As built, Hells Canyon Dam is significantly lower than it was originally proposed in the 1940s, with three dams (Hells Canyon, Brownlee Dam and Oxbow Dam) taking the place of a single Шаблон:Convert high dam.[3] As proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hells Canyon High Dam would have been a straight-profile concrete gravity dam with two gate-controlled tunnel spillways, one in each abutment.
The proposed reservoir was planned to have a capacity of Шаблон:Convert with an area of Шаблон:Convert. The reservoir was to extend Шаблон:Convert upstream. The power plant was to be capable of generating 850 MW using ten units. The project included provisions for fish hatcheries, with the intention of maintaining salmon runs. Project cost was estimated at $342,076,000.[4] The high dam project was not pursued.
See also
References
External links
- Hells Canyon Dam Шаблон:Webarchive, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- Hells Canyon Complex, Idaho Power
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