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Here's another Alva Day image from the cold snap of February 1929. You can see the change in river level in the ice jam.
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Comments
Still visible at the dam ~
Kenn on 12th September 2018 @ 8:39am
Glad they did not blast away this lower lock entrance as they did the Condit dam and the Hood River dam. I can understand breaching the last two but spending so much time and money to remove all trace of their history I do not.
Kenn on 12th September 2018 @ 10:34am
I agree Kenn.
That was an impressive cold spell. I don't think you could call it a cold snap.
L.E. on 12th September 2018 @ 2:25pm
This gives a good look at how narrow that canal was. Barges could not get through that this day and age........
Charlott on 13th September 2018 @ 2:57pm
Although the canal was 65' wide the locks were only 45'. Wonder why when the locks and entire canal at the cascades were to be 90'. Also wonder how wide a modern barge is.
Kenn on 24th September 2018 @ 9:31am