Proposed site of Round Butte Dam

Caption reads: "Site of proposed Round Butte dam on Deschutes river, for which Portland General Electric Co. has applied for preliminary permit from Oregon hydroelectric commission. Dam, as indicated by lines, would be 440 feet high and largest in state. Photo was taken from canyon rim, looking downstream. Dam crest would extend 1355 feet across canyon."

Date

November 27, 1958

Creator

Oregon Journal

Repository

Oregon Historical Society

Format

PDF

Identifier

https://mec402.boisestate.edu/atstore/photographs/OHS/RoundButteDam_ProposedSite_OregonJournal_1958.pdf

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Sources

• Org. Lot 1027, Oregon Journal, Box 180.