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The 1992 powerplant has 46 and 11.5 MW generators, with a small 800 KW generator for low-flow conditions. Water for the powerplant is drawn from the Twin Falls Canal during seasons when water is not needed for irrigation. [4] Milner Dam was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 1986. [2]
Salmon Falls Dam is a dam constructed across Salmon Falls Creek in Twin Falls County, Idaho, in the United States.Located about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Twin Falls, the concrete arch dam is 217 feet (66 m) high and 450 feet (140 m) long, impounding up to 230,650 acre-feet (0.28450 km 3) of water in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir. [1]
Twin Falls County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 90,046, [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Twin Falls. [2] Twin Falls County is part of the Twin Falls, ID Twin Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Category: Bodies of water of Twin Falls County, Idaho. 1 language. ... Lakes of Twin Falls County, Idaho (1 P) R. Rivers of Twin Falls County, Idaho (1 C, 2 P)
The falls are upstream (east) of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam. Water flows westward over Twin Falls and is controlled by the Twin Falls Dam, built in the 1930s and used for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. There were originally two parallel falls, but the dam permanently diverted the flow ...
Instituted in late July 2022, personnel in the first nine months issued about 1,600 citations assessed in three categories: watering on the wrong day, watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. or ...
The best time to view the falls is between April and June, when snowmelt is peaking, and when water is released from upriver reservoirs to assist steelhead migration. [12] The highest flow ever recorded at Twin Falls was 32,200 cu ft/s (910 m 3 /s) on June 10, 1914, and the lowest was 303 cu ft/s (8.6 m 3 /s) on April 1, 2013. [3]
If the metro area's source of water falls below 50% capacity, additional restrictions will be put into place. If it gets that bad, residents can only water their lawn on two designated days per week.