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John Day Dam

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Location: Rufus, Oregon

Columbia River mile: 215.6

Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Type: Run of river dam and reservoir

Completed: 1971 (16 turbine units)

Generating capacity: 2,1609 megawatts

Juvenile fish passage facilities: Screens on all turbines with bypass system to tailwater

Adult fish passage facilities: Two fish ladders with fish counting stations

Additional notes: Between 1985 and 1987, the Corps installed screens in all powerhouse units

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