Hells Canyon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hells Canyon
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Two hundred miles southeast of Hells Canyon, cows are mooing and birds are chirping as the sun rises over the Snake River Plain.
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
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
The next day, he deployed to Hells Canyon, where Idaho, Oregon and Washington meet.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 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
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