Looking for info on Bonneville Dam

[sock i]

hey everyone, right now i am writing my final paper for my college class CON (construction) 101. I chose to write my 10 page paper on Bonneville dam :shocked:. I have written enough about how the dam is in the river preventing fish from getting up but i need to talk about how it was constructed. And i cant find any sources with that. And my library down here at Arizona State doesnt have any books on it. So im kind of limited to internet..and you guys. So im hoping someone can help. Thanks, Dave

[FlyingAce]

Have you tried going to Google.com and typing in Bonneville Dam construction and see what you get. I just tried it and came up with numerous links about the construction. Good luck.

[The Stallion]

You can click the web cam link a couple pages back and go from there.

[AnchorManagement]

here's the web cam

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/b/fishcam.asp

[sock i]

Thanks, i have already used all the information the the homepage for the dam that has the web cam.

How about what does everyone else think about the dam, or all the dams on the river?

[someguy29187]

I think most of the Dams are needed on the river. You have to keep in mind the Columbia River has one of the steepest slopes for any navigable river in the USA. Without the Dams on the river billions of dollars would be lost in transportation of goods, we turned Lewiston, ID. into a inland port for goodness sakes. All the Dams built by the US Army Corps and BLM do serve a purpose, be it flood control, navigation, or power. In fact John Day Dam is one of the greatest producers of hydropower in the country, along with Grand Coulee.

Back to Bonneville, power house number one along with the spillway structure were built in the 1930s, it was one the first Dams to be built on the Columbia River basin project. Its purpose was to harness the power the river could give as well as to prevent flooding and navigation. It's owned by the Army Corps of Engineers and was built by the corp as well. In the 1980's the second power house on the Washington side was constructed.

[Just Fish]

I worked on the second power house in 79 doing rebar.Steel and concrete is what the dam is made of

[sock i]

thanks guys .

Just Fish I bet working on the dam was pretty cool.
Almost done..8 pages down, 2 to go.