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Hydroelectricity and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

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Difference between Hydroelectricity and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

Hydroelectricity vs. List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower. There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada.

Similarities between Hydroelectricity and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

Hydroelectricity and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed have 12 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bonneville Dam, Bonneville Power Administration, Canada, Dam, Flood control, Grand Coulee Dam, Hydroelectricity, Reservoir, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Bureau of Reclamation, Watt.

Bonneville Dam

Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1.

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Bonneville Power Administration

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is an American federal agency operating in the Pacific Northwest.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Flood control

Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

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Grand Coulee Dam

Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Reservoir

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

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United States Bureau of Reclamation

The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), and formerly the United States Reclamation Service (not to be confused with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement), is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and operation of the diversion, delivery, and storage projects that it has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power generation.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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Hydroelectricity and List of dams in the Columbia River watershed Comparison

Hydroelectricity has 172 relations, while List of dams in the Columbia River watershed has 270. As they have in common 12, the Jaccard index is 2.71% = 12 / (172 + 270).

References

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