Inside the powerhouse of the Ice Harbor Dam on Wednesday, where only turbine 1 is generating power, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials operating the dam. Workers at the dam are in the process of replacing turbine 3 with a new design intended to improve the survival prospects of fish that end up going through the power generating system.
June 2, 2022
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June 2, 2022 4:39 p.m.
Newhouse hosts congressional dam tour
BURBANK, Wash. — There aren’t many hydroelectric dams in Iowa. So Rep. Marinnette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, said she’s glad she got an opportunity on Wednesday to visit the Ice Harbor Dam and see firsthand how important hydropower is to the Western United States.