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The Chief Joseph Dam does not store water in a large lake as do Grand Coulee or Hoover. It passes the full flow of the Columbia River through its many turbines to produce electricity. If the flow exceeds what the turbines can handle, they just let the excess river flow through the floodgates.
IMG_1784.jpg - 09/30/10
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