Dworshak Dam
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Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dworshak Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAtCrest | 1,613 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Flood Control Act of 1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Dworshak National Fish Hatchery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Dworshak Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Dworshak Reservoir recreation sites ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Dworshak Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
219 meters
ⓘ
717 feet ⓘ |
| impact | blocks anadromous fish migration on North Fork Clearwater River ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 400 megawatts ⓘ |
| length |
1,260 feet
ⓘ
384 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clearwater County, Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Fork Clearwater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| maximumDischarge | approximately 150,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry C. Dworshak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Orofino, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia River Basin hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | U.S. federal flood control projects ⓘ |
| providesService |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoirAlternateName | Dworshak Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 3,468,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Dworshak Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Clearwater River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | straight-axis concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| watercourseDam | North Fork Clearwater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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