Talk:Rocky Reach Dam

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Locks?[edit]

Does the Rocky Reach Dam feature any locks, if not, why?Myrtone

I don't think any of the Columbia River dams upstream from the Snake River confluence have locks. I can't say for sure why not, but I can think of possible reasons. First, the Hanford Reach section of the river remains free flowing today, impossible (I think) for the large barge ships of the lower Columbia to pass. Second, the Hanford Site itself, with its atomic bomb plutonium reactors along the river, established before most of the big dams, probably trumped any attempt to establish major shipping on the river above the Snake (and it why the Hanford Reach is the only part without a dam). Third, Grand Coulee Dam was the first dam above the Snake, and didn't have locks, so even without Hanford, ships would only be able to get to Grand Coulee. Fourth, the Snake River led to already productive agricultural areas, the crops of which are still mainly barged downriver, but the upper Columbia did not have a similar need for shipping, as far as I know. Pfly 19:48, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oop, correction, Rock Island Dam was the first, not Grand Coulee. Neither have locks anyway. Pfly 03:14, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs to be updated[edit]

A section of this article was flagged as needing update because it says the license will expire in 2006. If the expiration date of the license is important, it should be updated to current information. Jim (talk) 19:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done; which brings up the question - why didn't you do it, instead of just slapping a tag on it? Sach (talk) 02:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]