Albeni Dam | |
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Location | Bonner County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 48°10′48″N 116°59′59″W / 48.18000°N 116.99972°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] |
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]
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.
Albeni Dam | |
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![]() Aerial view of the reservoir and dam | |
Location | Bonner County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 48°10′48″N 116°59′59″W / 48.18000°N 116.99972°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] |
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]
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.