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The construction of the first dams on the Columbia River, including the Grand Coulee and Bonneville in the 1930s, provided jobs during the Great Depression as well as hydropower and navigation.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The construction of the first dams on the Columbia River, including the Grand Coulee and Bonneville in the 1930s, provided jobs during the Great Depression as well as hydropower and navigation.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Wildlife and recreation thrive alongside hydropower infrastructure, too.
—Northwest River Partners, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
River compact noncompliance is hardly a moot point, as federal river flow forecasters have made clear that there is a significant risk that continued drought this winter or next could require a reduction in flows out of Lake Powell to protect Glen Canyon Dam and its hydropower production capacity.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The construction of the first dams on the Columbia River, including the Grand Coulee and Bonneville in the 1930s, provided jobs during the Great Depression as well as hydropower and navigation.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Wildlife and recreation thrive alongside hydropower infrastructure, too.
—Northwest River Partners, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
River compact noncompliance is hardly a moot point, as federal river flow forecasters have made clear that there is a significant risk that continued drought this winter or next could require a reduction in flows out of Lake Powell to protect Glen Canyon Dam and its hydropower production capacity.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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