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US Army Corps of Engineers Advances Fish Passage, Power Generation with Two Major Projects by Dan Thesman Columbia Basin News, November 19, 2025

WALLA WALLA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District is simultaneously making strides in hydropower modernization and ecological restoration across the region.

Ice Harbor Dam turbine replacement completed

The Corps and Voith Hydro recently completed a decade-long modernization project at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam in Burbank. The final turbine was successfully lowered into the powerhouse, concluding the replacement of units one through three. The new, state-of-the-art turbines are designed to significantly improve fish passage while also increasing the region's hydropower generation capacity.

Related Pages:
Corps Assembles and Begins Installing 2nd Advanced Technology Turbine at Ice Harbor Dam by USACE, Daily Fly, 3/2/22
New Hydroelectric Turbine Designs are Safer for Fish and Improve Energy Efficiency by Courtney Flatt, Crosscut, 2/3/20
U.S. Army Corps Officials: New Dam Turbines Improve Fish Passage, Energy Efficiency by Jedidiah Maynes, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 2/2/20

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New high-tech turbines at Ice Harbor improve safety for fish, produce more power by US Army Corps of Engineers

Each turbine is custom made, and therefore quite expensive.

This photo is of the "fixed blade" turbine installed earlier at Ice Harbor