Find links to Columbia Basin hydro producers, histories of hydro production in the Basin and other Columbia Basin hydro related resources. Learn more about the layout of the rivers and reservoirs with maps, virtual flyovers, videos and historical publications.
Links
- Balance of Power
- BC Hydro
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Columbia Power Corporation
- Columbia River Treaty Digital Library
- FortisBC
- History of Hydropower in the Columbia Basin
- Nelson Hydro
- Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- US Army Corps of Engineers
Multimedia
Virtual Flyover: Duncan Dam and Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)
Virtual Flyover: Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)
Virtual Flyover: Mica Dam and Kinbasket Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)
Virtual Flyover: Libby Dam and Koocanusa Reservoir
Take a virtual tour of Dam and Reservoir. (3 mins)
Columbia River Google Earth Dam Tour
Prepared by the Bonneville Power Administration, this flyover takes the viewer from the headwaters of the Columbia River in BC, to Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean. (approx. 30 mins)
The Columbia River Treaty
An overview of the CRT history and key provisions. Prepared by Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. (8 mins)
Columbia River Treaty: Learn about our past and think about our future
This short documentary tells stories from the past and offers perspectives about the future of the Columbia River Treaty (CRT). It is a compilation video that includes content from several existing videos about the CRT. (4 mins)
The Course of History
A review of the benefits and impacts of the CRT. Prepared by Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. (8 mins)
Publications
Water Powers, British Columbia Canada. Victoria BC: Dept. of Lands, 1924.
Water powers, British Columbia, Canada. Victoria, BC: Water Rights Branch, Dept. of Lands and Forests, 1954.
Irving, Joe. Red Iron Over the Canyon. Ed. Rob D’Eon. Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2006.
Keenleyside, Hugh L. Hammer the Golden Day. Vol. 1. Memoirs of Hugh L. Keenleyside. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1981.
Keenleyside, Hugh L. On the Bridge of Time. Vol. 2. Memoirs of Hugh L. Keenleyside. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1981.
McDonald, J.D. Storm Over High Arrow, The Columbia River Treaty (A history). 1993.
Mitchell, David J. W.A.C. Bennett and the Rise of British Columbia. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 1983.
Mouat, Jeremy. The Business of Power, Hydro-electricty in Southeastern British Columbia 1897–1997. Victoria BC: Sono Nis Press, 1997.
Spritzer, Donald E. Waters of Wealth, The Story of The Kootenai River and Libby Dam. Boulder Co: Pruett Publishing Company, 1979.
Wilson, J.W. People in the Way, The Human Aspects of the Columbia River Project. Toronto: Univeristy of Toronto Press, 1973.
