Albeni Falls Dam is located on the Pend Oreille River between Oldtown, Idaho, and Priest River, Idaho. It is located on the site of a natural waterfall named Albeni Falls, named after early pioneer Albeni Poirier.[3][4]
Construction on the dam began in 1951 and was completed in 1955 at a cost of $34 million ($261 million[5] in 2007 dollars). It produces over 200 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year for the Bonneville Power Administration and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[6]
The dam is 90 feet (27 m) high and 775 feet (236 m) long. Its spillway is 400 feet (120 m) long.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d United States Corps of Engineers. "Albeni Falls Dam". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
- ^ a b Kalispel Natural Resource Department (2014-03-09). "Yes, It's Happening…..Fish Passage on 6 Dams in the Pend Oreille & Clark Fork Rivers for Resident Fish" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ^ "Project History". USACE. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ Tudehope, Scott (Aug 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis dollar worth calculator Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dam Information". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
External links
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albeni Falls Dam
- "Albeni Falls Dam Visitor Center". www.visitidaho.org. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
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