A whitetail deer climbs the hillside near the left power plant at the Grand Coulee Dam. Photo by David Walsh, Bureau of Reclamation.

Columbia River Low Clouds – Winter weather moves into the Columbia River corridor near Chelan, Wash. Photo by David Walsh, Bureau of Reclamation.

Looking up stream at an area of the Colorado River know as “Big Bend” near Laughlin, NV. Photo by Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation.

Sunrise over the Colorado River near Blythe, CA. Photo by Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation.

Davis Dam, Laughlin, NV. Photo by Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation.

The Imperial Dam and the All-American Canal System, located in the southeastern corner of California, includes the Imperial Diversion Dam and Desilting Works, the 80-mile-long All-American Canal, the 123-mile-long Coachella Canal, and appurtenant structures. Photo by Andy Pernick, Bureau of Reclamation.

Yellowtail Reservoir, Montana  Photo by Brenda Landrie, Great Plains Region, Bureau of Reclamation

Looking straight down on the overflow of the Sun River Diversion Dam. Photo by Joe Rohde, Reclamation.

A beaver damaged tree at Jamestown Dam, the beaver was seen swimming away from its handiwork before the photo was taken. Photo by Ken Lake, Reclamation.

Linemen build 300 foot tall transmission towers on a hillside adjacent to Grand Coulee Dam. The towers will support new high voltage transmission lines linking Grand Coulee’s Third Powerplant with a switchyard one mile away. The lines span 3600 feet across the Columbia River.