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I don’t think you quite appreciate how big the Columbia River is there, or what the terrain is like.
by pugworthy 3y ago
I don’t think you quite appreciate how big the Columbia River is there, or what the terrain is like.
- locusofself 3y agoYep, absolutely massive river running through basalt rock. Vantage WA might as well be the Grand Canyon.
- suction 3y ago[dead]
- coryrc 3y agoWe once had an idea on doing large-scale terrain modifications for cheap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare (thoroughly tongue-in-cheek)
- ianburrell 3y agoThe current discharge of the Columbia River upstream of Richland is 118,000 ft3/s. That is a fifth of the Mississippi River. It is also quarter to half mile wide.
- zardo 3y agoIt's not an easy or cheap task, but it has been done several times already to construct dams.