The Dalles Dam & Lock

Columbia River Gorge


The Dalles Dam, built in 1957, produces enough electricity to power 800,000 homes. Access to this power came at a price, however. The dam's reservoir, Lake Celilo, flooded the culturally rich area around Celilo Falls, which was for thousands of years a Native American meeting place and fishery. In Seufert Park, east on the frontage road, is the Dalles Dam Visitor Center.