Columbia River System Inside Story, Second Edition.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Columbia River;    Dams;    Columbia River Basin;    Electric power generation;    Fish passage facilities;   

RP-ID  :  DE141132870

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The Columbia River is one of the greatest natural resources in the western United States. The river and its tributaries touch the lives of nearly every resident of the Pacific Northwestfrom fostering world-famous Pacific salmon to supplying clean natural fuel for 50 to 65 percent of the regions electrical generation. Since early in the 20th century, public and private agencies have labored to capture the benefits of this dynamic river. Today, dozens of major water resource projects throughout the region are fed by the waters of the Columbia Basin river system.