White Salmon River

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The White Salmon River is a scenic, glacier-fed river in south-central Washington State known for its whitewater rafting, kayaking, and the successful removal of Condit Dam to restore its natural flow and salmon runs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
river
completionYear 1913
country United States
dam Condit Dam
demolitionMethod controlled blast of spillway tunnel
environmentalEvent removal of Condit Dam in 2011
flowsInto Columbia River
hasCityOnRiver Bingen, Washington
White Salmon, Washington
hasTributary Little White Salmon River
hasWhitewaterSection Farmlands section
Green Truss section
Husum Falls area
Middle White Salmon
knownFor Condit Dam removal
restored salmon runs
scenic river canyon
whitewater kayaking
whitewater rafting
locatedIn Klickitat County
Skamania County
Washington State
linked to: Washington

south-central Washington
locatedOn White Salmon River
managingAgency U.S. Forest Service
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
mouthLocation near Underwood, Washington
nearbyFeature Columbia River Gorge
Mount Adams
operator PacifiCorp
partOf Columbia River watershed
protectedStatus partly designated as Wild and Scenic River
recreationActivity fishing
hiking along river canyon
kayaking
rafting
region Pacific Northwest
removalYear 2011
resultOfDamRemoval reopened fish passage to upstream habitat
restoration of natural river flow
sourceRegion Cascade Range
Mount Adams area
state Washington
supportsSpecies Chinook salmon
Pacific lamprey
coho salmon
steelhead trout
waterSource glacial meltwater
whitewaterClassRange Class III
Class IV
Class V

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Klickitat County, Washington hasRiver White Salmon River
Roll On, Columbia, Roll On mentionsRiver White Salmon River
White Salmon Glacier namedAfter White Salmon River
Condit Dam locatedOn White Salmon River
subject linked to: White Salmon River
South Cascades drainedBy White Salmon River
White Salmon, Washington hasNameOrigin White Salmon River
White Salmon, Washington locatedNear White Salmon River
Trout Lake, Washington nearestMajorRiver White Salmon River
Mount Adams Wilderness glacial system feeds White Salmon River headwaters
linked to: White Salmon River
Mount Adams volcanic edifice drainage White Salmon River basin
linked to: White Salmon River