Albeni Falls Dam

Albeni Falls Dam is located on the Pend Oreille River between Oldtown, Idaho, and Priest River, Idaho. It is located on the site of a natural waterfall named Albeni Falls, named after early pioneer Albeni Poirier.^[3][4]

Albeni Dam
Aerial view of the reservoir and dam
Location	Bonner County, Idaho
Coordinates	48°10′48″N 116°59′59″W
Construction began	1951[1]
Opening date	1955[1]
Construction cost	$34 million[1]
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Pend Oreille
Height	90 ft (27 m)[2]
Reservoir
Creates	Raises Lake Pend Oreille
Power Station
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Installed capacity	42 MW[2]
Annual generation	200,000,000 kWh[1]

Construction on the dam began in 1951 and was completed in 1955 at a cost of $34 million ($261 million^[5] in 2007 dollars). It produces over 200 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year for the Bonneville Power Administration and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.^[6]

The dam is 90 feet (27 m) high and 775 feet (236 m) long. Its spillway is 400 feet (120 m) long.

See also

• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed