John Day Dam
John Day Dam from Highway 14, WashingtonPhoto by A. F. Litt, June 20, 2017
The gates of the brand new John Day Dam were closed for the first time at 8:45am on Tuesday, April 16, 1968. … At about two feet per hour, it took less than two days for the 76 mile long Lake Umatilla to fill to a depth of over 100 feet behind the newest dam on the lower Columbia.
The gates of the brand new John Day Dam were closed for the first time at 8:45am on Tuesday, April 16, 1968. … At about two feet per hour, it took less than two days for the 76 mile long Lake Umatilla to fill to a depth of over 100 feet behind the newest dam on the lower Columbia.
The Oregonian, April17, 1968Personal communication from Kirk J. Poole, September 28, 2022
John Day Damv.2020.07.10.007Google Earth Imagery Date: June 14, 2019
A. F. Litt, July 10, 2020
A. F. Litt, July 10, 2020
At some point after the rebuild is complete, I will add some information and history about this dam, but for now, I am creating a placeholder page and moving on.
At some point after the rebuild is complete, I will add some information and history about this dam, but for now, I am creating a placeholder page and moving on.
One of the things here that fascinates me is the abandoned wayside below. There was a tunnel that ran under the freeway from the eastbound side to reach the dam. I remember stopping there when I was a kid. However, it was all shut down after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, and it's all bulldozed and permanently closed now. I'd love to get some photos, but I also fear trouble from Homeland Security!
One of the things here that fascinates me is the abandoned wayside below. There was a tunnel that ran under the freeway from the eastbound side to reach the dam. I remember stopping there when I was a kid. However, it was all shut down after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, and it's all bulldozed and permanently closed now. I'd love to get some photos, but I also fear trouble from Homeland Security!
Abandoned John Day Dam Access Wayside on I-84v.2020.07.10.007Google Earth Imagery Date: June 14, 2019
Forgotten Oregon
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Tim Stewart Sr., November 13, 2016
Tim Stewart Sr., November 13, 2016
I used the ferry at Roosevelt-Arlington many times especially when I was working construction when they were putting in the John Day Dam and we were putting up signal wires along the cliffs for the trains from Wishram to Roosevelt. There were 30 wires up the poles and 20 across the overhead. If rocks broke a wire it would send a signal down the track! I started as a Grunt and then went to climbing! $54.00 a day back in '67 and '68 was pretty good money!
I might add, Rattlesnakes were thick along those cliffs, I had a Cigar box half full of Rattles when I finished that job, had to be careful!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ForgottenOregon/posts/1798529763748287 (Accessed: June 6, 2022)
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