DWORSHAK DAM

'Dworshak Dam' is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam in Clearwater County, Idaho, on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. The dam is located northwest of the town of Orofino, and east of Lewiston.
Originally the name was slated to be "Bruces Eddy," but the name was changed to honor Henry C. Dworshak, a United States Senator from Idaho. The dam is the highest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere and the 22nd highest dam in the world. Only two other dams in the United States exceed it in height.
Construction began in June 1966. The main structure was completed in 1972, with the generators coming online in 1973. Generating capacity is 400 megawatts, with an overload capacity of 460 MW. There are two spillway gates.
Dworshak Dam is part of the Columbia River Basin system of dams. Dworshak Reservoir is formed behind the dam. The lake stretches upstream. The North Fork of the Clearwater River runs downstream from the base of the dam, where it joins the Clearwater, which flows to the Snake River at Lewiston.

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★ Powerhouse

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★ Two 90,000-kilowatt units

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★ One 220,000-kilowatt units

See also

★ Dworshak National Fish Hatchery

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★ Dworshak Dam @ US Army Corps of Engineers