Black Canyon Diversion Dam
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Black Canyon Diversion Dam (National ID # ID00282) is a dam in Gem County, Idaho.
The concrete dam was originally completed in 1924, then re-constructed between 1951 and 1955, by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Its structure has a height of 183 feet, and a length of 1902 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds the Payette River for the diversion of water into the Black Canyon and North Side Main irrigation canals, and the generation of about 2 megawatts of hydroelectric power, part of the Bureau's larger Boise Project.[2] The dam is owned and operated by the Bureau.
The riverine reservoir it creates, the Black Canyon Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 1.7 square miles,[3] about twelve miles of shoreline, and an original maximum capacity of 44,700 acre-feet, reduced by siltation to about 31,200 acre-feet.[4] Recreation includes boating and fishing.[5] The installation of a third hydropower generating unit has been funded by Bonneville Power Administration for completion in 2013.[6]
References[]
- ^ http://findlakes.com/black_canyon_diversion_idaho~id00282.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://findlakes.com/black_canyon_diversion_idaho~id00282.htm
- ^ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Black+Canyon+Diversion+Dam&groupName=Overview
- ^ "Black Canyon Reservoir".
- ^ "New hydropower unit at Black Canyon diversion dam in 2013 - Emmett Me…". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
Coordinates: 43°55′50″N 116°26′11″W / 43.93046°N 116.43635°W
- Buildings and structures in Gem County, Idaho
- Dams in Idaho
- Reservoirs in Idaho
- United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
- Dams completed in 1924
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1955
- Hydroelectric power plants in Idaho
- Lakes of Gem County, Idaho
- Boise Project
- 1924 establishments in Idaho