Google The Dalles Data Center
BPacific Northwest, US · US · Google (Alphabet Inc.)
Environment
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
EPA eGrid 2022, NWPP subregion, 2022
NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023
City of The Dalles planning records
Facility
Capacity estimated from satellite imagery and published reports; Google does not disclose facility-level figures.
Evidence (2 sources)
Confirms operational status and Google ownership of The Dalles facility as of 2023.
The Dalles, Oregon campus is referenced as a longstanding Google infrastructure site serving North American cloud and AI workloads.
Documents community water concerns and municipal review as a formal public record.
City council reviewed updated water use agreements with Google following community concerns about Columbia River withdrawal volumes.
Community
Local advocacy groups documented concerns about Columbia River water withdrawal for evaporative cooling. The Dalles city council reviewed Google water use agreements in 2022.
Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.