The National Inventory of Dams

This resource only runs on Internet Explorer and Netscape and requires you to allow pop-ups and download a map reader.It is from the US Army Corps of Engineers and lists every dam, lock, levee and beyond in the United States as well as their functions and statistics.

Additional Resources

Washington State Tourism Attractions-Dams

USBR Dataweb

WA Dept. of Ecology GIS Data on dams and water

Bureau of Reclamation's Glossary of terms

The Story of the Columbia Basin Project

The Story of the Yakima Project

The Grand Coulee Laser Light Show

USACE's Institute for Water Resources

FEMA's view of the benefits of dams

Information on Washington's Water (USGS)

Hydropower Resource from the Dept. of Energy

Info on hydropwer from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

The World Commission on Dams

International info on hydropower dams

Explantion of Salmon Decline (1998) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)

NOAA's Open River Initiative

Hydropower Map 2006

WA Dept. of Ecology Dam Safety Office

News and facts about dams from NW Riverparners.org

How hydroelectric plants work

PDF files:

"Fish Count at Bonneville Dam"

"Bonneville Fact Sheet"

"The Columbia River Power Complex"

"Comparing the Big Dams"

"The Importance of Hydropower" (NW Riverparners)

"Snake River Dams Fact Sheet"(NW Riverpartners)