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The dam was constructed as the principal feature of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Palisades Project. The Palisades Project supplements the storage and power generation facilities of the earlier Minidoka and Michaud Flats projects, which serve irrigation interest in Idaho on the Snake River Plain, saving about 1,350,000 acre-feet (1.67 km 3) through the winter for use in the growing season.
The Bureau of Reclamation and Idaho Water Resource Board are working on raising the dam by six feet (1.8 m), resulting in approximately 29,000 acre-feet (35,800,000 m 3) of new storage space. [4] The design is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2024.
Idaho Power 1961 Palisades Dam: Snake River: Earthfill 270 82 Palisades Reservoir: 1,200,000 1.5 176.5 USBR 1957 Post Falls Dam: Spokane River: Concrete gravity 57.8 17.6 Coeur d'Alene Lake: 225,000 0.278 14.75 Avista Utilities 1906 Priest Lake Dam: Priest River: Concrete gravity 8 2.4 Priest Lake: 143,000 0.176 ? Idaho Department of Water ...
This year, the system has seen an 850,000-acre-foot increase in water flowing into the river from the aquifer, 300,000+ acre-feet in aquifer recharge, a 400-500 cubic-feet-per-second increase in ...
The spillway elevation for Arrowrock is 3,219 feet (981 m) above sea level and its primary purpose is to provide irrigation water for agriculture. The dam was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2016, [3] and is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
At the beginning of yet another good water year, Idaho finds a looming crisis | Opinion. Bryan Clark. May 31, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Idaho Department of Water Resources.
The most vexing thing about this year’s massive curtailment was that if you live in eastern Idaho, you see water everywhere you look. There’s still snow in the mountains. The canals all look full.
The first power plant was built in 1902 on the falls and was acquired by the Idaho Power Company in 1916. [6] Damming the rivers became the preferred method for harnessing the abundant water of the western rivers. [7] The reservoirs could then provide year-round downstream irrigation via canals, even during traditional low water times.