Hells Canyon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hells Canyon
First recorded in 1905–10
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In the Columbia River Basin, much of the attention has focused on four dams downstream of Hells Canyon, on a 100-mile stretch of the Lower Snake running across southern Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
As many as 1.7 million chinook salmon and steelhead once returned from the Pacific each year to spawn upstream of where Hells Canyon now interrupts the Snake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
On the Snake, none of those dams is taller than Brownlee, part of a three-dam complex with Oxbow and Hells Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Perched on a cliff was a visitor center where we met up with Hells Canyon Adventures, a jet boat tour company offering half-day trips through Class III and IV rapids.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
These were the stately and magnificent Wallowa Mountains, nestled next to Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest gorge at nearly 8,000 feet, and the dividing line between Idaho and Oregon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
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