The Bull Run Hydroelectric Project was a Portland General Electric development in the Sandy River basin in the U.S. state of Oregon. Originally built between 1908 and 1912 near the town of Bull Run, i
Wood box flume, after nearly 100 years of service, passing over the emptied Little Sandy riverbed. Rail tracks are mounted on the top of the flume for a maintenance trolley (note the dog at the footings for scale).
Marmot Dam. The fish ladder is visible on the far side of the dam.
Penstock intake at Lake Roslyn
Sandy River (Oregon)
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The Sandy River is a 56-mile tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The Sandy joins the Columbia about 14 miles upstream of Portland.
Bull Run Hydroelectric Project
…The Bull Run Hydroelectric Project was a Portland General Electric (PGE) development in the Sandy River basin in the U.S. state of Oregon. Originally built between 1908 and 1912 near the town of Bull Run, it supplied hydroelectric power for the Portland…
Sandy River and Mount Hood
Sandy River headwaters
Trees and shrubs in various shades surround the calm waters of the Sandy River.