Twin Falls (Idaho)

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Twin Falls
Twin Falls, ID.jpg
Stereograph of Twin Falls (ca. 1868-71),
prior to the construction of Twin Falls Dam
Twin Falls (Idaho) is located in the United States
Twin Falls (Idaho)
Location in the United States
LocationEast of the city of Twin Falls
and the Shoshone Falls
Coordinates42°35′21″N 114°21′25″W / 42.58917°N 114.35694°W / 42.58917; -114.35694Coordinates: 42°35′21″N 114°21′25″W / 42.58917°N 114.35694°W / 42.58917; -114.35694
TypeBlock, Plunge
Elevation3,560 feet (1,090 m)
Total height200 feet (60 m)
Number of drops1
Average width100 feet (30 m)
WatercourseSnake River

Twin Falls is a waterfall in the western United States, on the Snake River in the Snake River Canyon of south-central Idaho.[1] The falls are located on the border of Jerome and Twin Falls counties, a few miles east of its namesake city, Twin Falls. They are upstream (east) of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam.

Water flows westward over Twin Falls and is controlled by the Twin Falls Dam, built in the 1930s and used for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. There were originally two parallel falls, but the dam permanently diverted the flow from the southern falls, leaving a single (north) waterfall.[2][3]

Before the dam, very high flow rates could result in a smaller third falls, to the south.[3]

See also[]

Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho portal
Terra.png Geography portal
Horseshoe Bend TC 27-09-2012 15-34-14.jpg Rivers portal

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Falls
  2. ^ Google (18 Jun 2017). "Twin Falls, Idaho (waterfall)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 Jun 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Matthews, Mychel (April 19, 2018). "Hidden History: The tunnel at the Twin Falls power plant". Times-News. (Twin Falls, Idaho). Retrieved April 25, 2021.

External links[]

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