Historic Hood River
Approaching the Locks
9-14-2020
Notes
This sternwheeler is approaching the locks at Cascade Locks at low water in May, 1914. There’s a nice fish wheel to the right, and you can see both Stevenson and Cascade Locks in the distance. I believe this is the narrow spot in the river where the Bridge of the Gods crosses now.
Category: Cascade Locks
Tags: 1910s, Cascade Locks, Columbia River, fish wheel, sternwheeler, Stevenson
Tags: 1910s, Cascade Locks, Columbia River, fish wheel, sternwheeler, Stevenson
L.E.
I found this map the other day. Gives some perspective.
https://dancoecarto.com/bonneville-landslidebridge-of-the-gods
L.E.
This is what it looks like when the boat gets up to that least point of land on the Washington side.
http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=953
kmb
I am left wondering why there would have been a “low water” condition in May. This should have been a time of high water, with runoff, unless the previous winter had been unusually dry.
ArthurB
kmb, it could also have been a cold year. Early May runoff can go either way depending on temperatures upriver.
Kenn
LE's photo makes me wonder when this steel decking was put on the bridge, could I remember rattling boards earlier? Date please.