Barging is the most efficient and environmentally friendly mode of

cargo transportation

In 2017, it would have taken 35,140 rail cars or 135,000 semi-trucks to

move the cargo that was barged on the Snake River

Freight Comparison of Barges, Trains and Trucks

The Columbia Snake River System is the top wheat export

gateway in the United States

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The Columbia Snake River System is a 465-mile federal waterway that provides

access to international markets for farmers as far as the Midwest

In most years, nearly 10% of all U.S. wheat exports move through

the Snake River dams!

Tonnage information courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The four Snake River dams provide enough clean energy to

power 1.87 million homes

Juvenile fish survival rates past each of the eight federal dams are between 95% and 98%

Energy information courtesy of BPA; salmon and orca information courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Dam investments have resulted in improved fish returns and a 25 year sustained increase in salmon populations

In the 1960s, 47 SRKW orcas were captured for aquarium display, leaving only 67 remaining

Spotlight on Orcas

The three Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) orca pods have declined since the 1800s

Snake and Columbia River Chinook stocks have rebounded, yet orcas continue to decline

Recent NOAA research has highlighted a number of Northwest Chinook runs as priority orca prey

stocks, including Puget Sound, Fraser River, Columbia, Snake, and Sacramento

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