John Day Dam

Impressive dam and lock--highest lift in US

This is one impressive dam that generates a lot of electrical power for the region. The lock raises ships and barges 115 feet. The guillotine lock doors are really fascinating. The engineering is s...

Pretty Cool to watch!

The John Day Dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River in the northwestern United States. The dam features a navigation lock plus fish ladders on both sides. The John ...

Wildlife Safari

A lovely and educational way to spend the day driving around viewing many critically endangered animals including cheetah that are reproducing there successfully which is an amazing achievement since ...

Spectacular fishing , Wonderful camping

Besides the hideous dam since I hate all nine of them and the havoc they create on the natural flow of the currents of this the third largest river in the United States , the John Day Dam began its co...