Boise River Diversion Dam
Dam in Ada County, Idaho / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boise River Diversion Dam is a diversion dam in the western United States, on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho. Seven miles (11 km) southeast and upstream of Boise in Ada County, it was completed 115 years ago in 1909 and is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Boise River Diversion Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Ada County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43°32′15″N 116°05′36″W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1906 |
Opening date | 1909; 115 years ago (1909) |
Owner(s) | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Boise River |
Height | 68 ft (21 m) |
Length | 500 ft (152 m) |
Elevation at crest | 2,829 ft (862 m) |
Width (crest) | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Width (base) | 100 ft (30 m) |
Spillway capacity | 37,700 cu ft/s (1,070 m3/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | 1,200 acre⋅ft (1,480,200 m3)[1] |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1912; 112 years ago (1912) |
Turbines | 3 x Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 3.45 MW[2] |
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The diverted water fills the concrete New York Canal, the primary irrigation channel for Ada and Canyon counties in the Treasure Valley.
Several miles upstream of the Diversion Dam is Lucky Peak Dam. Completed in 1955, it was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.