Palisades Dam

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Palisades Dam
Palisades Dam
Palisades Dam and Reservoir
Official name Palisades Dam
Impounds Snake River
Creates Palisades Reservoir
Locale Idaho, USA
Maintained by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Length 2,100 feet (640 m)
Height 270 feet (82 m)
Construction began 1951
Opening date 1957
Geographical Data
Coordinates 43°9′N 111°1′W / 43.15, -111.017Coordinates: 43°9′N 111°1′W / 43.15, -111.017
Palisades Reservoir in winter
Palisades Reservoir in winter

Palisades Dam is a earth-fill dam on the Snake River in Bonneville County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The dam was completed in 1957 and provides irrigation water, flood control, and recreation; it features a four-turbine hydroelectric power plant.

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