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Bonneville Dam
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Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Lock and Dam
consists of several
run-of-the-river
dam
structures that together complete a span of the
Columbia River
between the
U.S. states
of
Oregon
and
Washington
at River Mile 146.1. The dam is located east of
Portland, Oregon
, in the
Columbia River Gorge
. The primary functions of Bonneville Lock and Dam are
electrical power generation
and river navigation. The dam was built and is managed by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers
. Electrical power generated at Bonneville is distributed by the
Bonneville Power Administration
. Bonneville Lock and Dam is named for Army Capt.
Benjamin Bonneville
, an early explorer credited with charting much of the
Oregon Trail
. The
Bonneville Dam Historic District
was designated a
National Historic Landmark District
in 1987.
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