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

Example Sentences

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Hells Canyon

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

Federal regulators have suggested they could go further, by ordering the company to truck fish around Hells Canyon and reintroduce them in Idaho waterways, despite a state law designed to block such a move.

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

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

The next day, he deployed to Hells Canyon, where Idaho, Oregon and Washington meet.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023