Hydropower in the Northwest
We conserve, protect, and enhance populations of Pacific salmon and their habitats affected by hydroelectric, water storage, and diversion dams (and other marine species in coastal areas affected by hydrokinetic projects) through our authorities under the Endangered Species Act, Federal Power Act, and other laws.
What We Do
Protect Species
Federal Dams
Non-Federal Dams-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Licensing
Resources
Fish Passage Engineering
- Fish Passage Criteria
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Fish Counts in the Columbia & Snake Rivers 
Fish Counts in the Willamette River
Partners
- Bonneville Power Administration
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Northwest Region
NOAA Fisheries Service
