The Condit Dam, on Washington鈥檚 White Salmon River is loaded with 800 pounds of dynamite and at noon Pacific time today. The blast will create a tunnel that will in as few as six hours. The 125-foot-tall dam has provided power鈥攁nd prevented salmon from swimming upstream鈥攕ince 1913. Americanrivers.org will live. 鈥淵ou hate to see it go. It鈥檚 good, carbon-free energy,鈥 Tom Hikey, senior engineer for hydro resources at PacifiCorp told The Seattle Times. Two other dams, both on Washington鈥檚 Elwha River, are this month.
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