Think about renewable energy and then think about the Columbia River. How many hydroelectric dams are there on the Columbia River in Washington state? Horsing around on the Internet, we came to the conclusion that currently there are 14 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River in Washington state, another 19 in British Columbia. loading...

Now here's where it gets interesting.

If you do a Google search online or, you ask Siri on your phone, what is the oldest hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River? The answer that you're going to get is Bonneville Dam. Completed in 1937.

According to oregondiscovery.com,

‘ Named after Army Captain Benjamin Bonneville, Bonneville Dam is one of the oldest on the Columbia River. Its construction is quite unusual, consisting of several dams on s

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