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MAY 9, 1924Priest Rapids, Mattawa, WA

The World’s Biggest Dam Proposed for Priest Rapids

An industrial visionary outlines plans for a massive hydroelectric and nitrogen-fixation project that could transform the Columbia Basin into a powerhouse of chemical production.

“The Priest Rapids dam... will be more than two miles long, the largest dam in the world when it is completed.”
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DEC 12, 1924Priest Rapids Dam, Mattawa, WA

The Salmon Elevator: How Science Aims to Tame the Columbia

A new basket-based mechanical lift promises to move migrating salmon over high dams, challenging the limitations of traditional fish ladders.

“This prejudice of salmon against altitude has been overcome by a system of basket elevators.”
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