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Approaching the Locks

9-14-2020
Approaching the Locks

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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

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  1. L.E.

    14th September 2020 @ 08:15 AM

    I found this map the other day. Gives some perspective.
    https://dancoecarto.com/bonneville-landslidebridge-of-the-gods

  2. L.E.

    14th September 2020 @ 09:02 AM

    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

  3. kmb

    14th September 2020 @ 09:56 AM

    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.

  4. ArthurB

    14th September 2020 @ 04:58 PM

    kmb, it could also have been a cold year. Early May runoff can go either way depending on temperatures upriver.

  5. Kenn

    16th September 2020 @ 11:20 AM

    LE's photo makes me wonder when this steel decking was put on the bridge, could I remember rattling boards earlier? Date please.

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