Hells Canyon

American  

[helz kan-yuhn] / ˈhɛlz ˈkæn jən /

noun

1. a canyon on the Snake River in southern Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 kilometers) long with a maximum depth of about 7,900 feet (2,408 meters).

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Etymology

Origin of Hells Canyon

First recorded in 1905–10

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Hells Canyon

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

The debate frustrates Hauser, who says there’s never been serious talk about dismantling the Hells Canyon dams so harmful to the tribes he represents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

It’s run by Idaho Department of Fish and Game staff, who take steelhead captured behind Hells Canyon Dam and combine their eggs and sperm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

Good views are endless at Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, found in the far northeastern corner of the state.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

Historically, the fish spawned in Idaho areas that they can no longer reach, including above the Hells Canyon Dam and parts of the Clearwater River basin, the federal review said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022