The Columbia River Project in 1966 - construction of the Keenleyside Dam @BCHistory

The Columbia River Project in 1966 - construction of the Keenleyside Dam @BCHistory

Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

This is footage from 1966 of the construction of the Keenleyside Dam on the lower Arrow Lake. This is one of the dams that is part of the Columbia River Treaty

The original footage is at this link:
youtube.com/watch?v=hmd8HhHTRb8

The Columbia River Project in 1966 - construction of the Keenleyside Dam

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The Columbia River Project in 1966 - construction of the Keenleyside Dam