Bonneville Dam — [ bɔnɪvɪl dæm], Staudamm im Durchbruch des Columbia River durch die Cascade Range, USA (an der Grenze zwischen Oregon und Washington), 60 m hoch, 820 m lang, mit Wasserkraftwerk (elektrische Leistung 525 MW); erbaut 1933 37 … Universal-Lexikon
Bonneville Dam — Infobox Dam dam name=Bonneville Lock and Dam image size=300 caption=Spillway structure official name= crosses= reservoir=Lake Bonneville locale=Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area maint=US Army Corps of Engineers (Operator) Bonneville Power … Wikipedia
Bonneville Dam — Das Bonneville Bauwerk mit Staudamm, Wasserkraftwerken, den Schleusen und dem See Lake Bonneville (im Hintergrund) … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Bonneville — may refer to:People: * Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville, a French born officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West * Hugh Bonneville, an English stage, television, and film actor.A place in the United… … Wikipedia
Bonneville, Oregon — Bonneville is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on Interstate 84 and the Columbia River. Bonneville is best known as the site of Bonneville Dam. North Bonneville, Washington is across the river.For decades… … Wikipedia
Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a … Universalium
Bonneville Power Administration — The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is an American Federal agency based in the Pacific Northwest. BPA was created by an act of Congress in 1937 to market electric power from the Bonneville Dam located on the Columbia River and to construct… … Wikipedia
Dam removal — Teton Dam Failure Dam removal is the process of removing out dated, dangerous, or ecologically damaging dams from river systems. There are thousands of out dated dams in the United States that were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as … Wikipedia