Transforming the Tide

This article looks at the past, present, and future history of the Columbia/Snake River (CSR) system. Today, eight hydroelectric dams and navigation locks provide tug and barge companies a 465-mile navigable waterway between Portland, Oregon and Lewiston, Idaho. These dams and locks allow the CSR system to transport more than 46 million tons of cargo per year, including grain, refined petroleum products, fertilizer, containers, wood products, and special project cargoes. The existing barge transportation system has more than enough capacity at a competitive cost to meet peak demand. The only constraint on the system today is the need for dredging at some terminal entrances and parts of the navigation channel.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/archive/2016/Vol73_No2_Summer2016.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Riddle, Jennifer
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 49-51
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge operations; Canal locks; Dams; Economic development; Inland waterways traffic; Tugboats; Vessel operations
• Geographic Terms: Columbia River; Columbia-Snake River Waterway; Lewiston (Idaho); Portland (Oregon); Snake River
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01608456
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 29 2016 11:09AM