The WAC Bennett Dam, from the other end...

Most pictures of this are taken from the far end, where the main road comes into it, and where the switchyard and powerhouse access is located. Thanks to the new features of Google Earth, we can 'fly' over it, and view it from other directions. This is looking down at it from a northwesterly position, at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. Once upon a time, many years ago, I worked there. When this was first built, it was one of the 25 largest dams in the world, and it still puts out a lot of power. Using this view we get a better impression of why its original name was Portage Mountain. The mountain is just beyond it.