C. J. Strike Dam
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| C. J. Strike Dam | |
| Impounds | Snake River |
|---|---|
| Creates | C. J. Strike Reservoir |
| Locale | Idaho |
| Maintained by | Idaho Power Company[1] |
| Length | 3,220 feet (981 m)[1] |
| Height | 115 feet (35 m)[1] |
| Construction began | 1950[2] |
| Opening date | 1952[1] |
| Reservoir information | |
| Capacity | 247,000 acre feet (305,000,000 m³)[1] |
| Catchment area | 40,800 sq mi (105,672 km²)[1] |
| Surface area | 7,500 acres (30 km²)[1] |
| Geographical Data | |
| Coordinates | [3] |
C. J. Strike Dam is an earth-fill type hydroelectric dam on the Snake River, just below the Bruneau River confluence, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Grand View, Idaho. Its impoundment extends 36 miles up the Snake River and 12 miles (19 km²) up the Bruneau River.[4]
The dam's powerplant has a nameplate capacity of 82.8 MW.[2]
The dam was named after Clifford J. Strike, the general manager of Idaho Power Company from 1938 to 1948.[2]
Due to the poor fish passage performance of Swan Falls Dam, the C.J. Strike Dam, upriver from Swan Falls, was built without fish passage facilities. Thus the two dams combined to became the first artificial barrier to anadromous fish migration up the Snake River. Today Hells Canyon Dam is the first total barrier to fish migration on the Snake.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g C J Strike Dam, NPDP Dam Directory
- ^ a b c C.J. Strike Project, Idaho Power
- ^ USGS GNIS: C J Strike Dam, USGS, GNIS
- ^ CJ Strike Project Status, Idaho Power
- ^ Middle Snake Subbasin Plan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
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