John Day Dam

Summary

John Day Dam is a dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• John Day Dam is located in Washington^[3].
• John Day Dam is located in Oregon^[4].
• John Day Dam is located in Klickitat County^[5].
• John Day Dam is in the country of United States^[6].
• John Day Dam's instance of is recorded as dam^[7].
• John Day Dam's instance of is recorded as lock^[8].
• John Day Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[9].
• John Day Dam's Commons category is recorded as John Day Dam^[10].
• 1959 marks the founding of John Day Dam^[11].
• John Day Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.715555555556, 'lon': -120.69277777778}^[12].
• John Day Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Columbia River^[13].
• John Day Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1719'}^[14].
• John Day Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+2160'}^[15].
• John Day Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Columbia Basin^[16].
• John Day Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lake Umatilla^[17].

Body

Geography

John Day Dam is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Washington^[3], an U.S. state^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1889^[20]; Oregon^[4], an U.S. state^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1859^[23], headquartered in Salem^[24]; and Klickitat County^[5], a county of Washington^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1859^[27].

Physical Characteristics

John Day Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1719'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dam^[7], lock^[8], and hydroelectric power station^[9].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of John Day Dam^[11].

Why It Matters

John Day Dam ranks in the top 4% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]