Birth of the dams
Photo courtesy of the Franklin County Historical Society
In the days before dams controlled the Snake River, riverboat captains sought refuge from spring ice floes in this kidney-shaped bay, which eventually became known as Ice Harbor. The bay, shown here in about 1950, was inundated by the dam that bears its name.
Stories
- Fanfare welcomed first dam
- Ice Harbor Lock and Dam
- Lower Monumental Lock and Dam
- Little Goose Lock and Dam
- Lower Granite Lock and Dam