John Day Dam

The John Day Dam is a concrete gravity dam spanning the in the northwestern United States. The dam features a navigation lock plus fish ladders on both sides.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “John Day Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”, “John Day Powerhouse”, “約翰迪水電站”, and “约翰迪水电站”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rufus.

Village
Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of John Day Dam.

John Day Dam

Latitude
45.71392° or 45° 42′ 50″ north
Longitude
-120.69144° or 120° 41′ 29″ west
Established
August 1968
Operator
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Open location code
84QXP875+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 419361408
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q689531
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“John Day Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “John Day Dam”
  • Chinese: “約翰戴水壩”
  • Chinese: “約翰戴水電站”
  • Chinese: “约翰戴水电站”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد جون داى”
  • French: “barrage John-Day”
  • French: “Barrage John-Day”
  • German: “John-Day-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di John Day”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・デイ・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “John Day-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “John Day-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Джона Дея”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: John Day Lock and North Shore Treaty Fishing Access Site.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: John Day Lock and Dam and Columbia River at John Day Dam Navigation Lock.

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