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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.

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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Newhouse hosts congressional dam tour
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.