Sage Hen Dam

Sage Hen Dam
Location of Sage Hen Dam
Location Gem County, Idaho,
United States[1]
Coordinates 44°19′34″N 116°11′43″W / 44.32611°N 116.19528°WCoordinates: 44°19′34″N 116°11′43″W / 44.32611°N 116.19528°W
Opening date 1938
Operator(s) Squaw Creek Irrigation Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds Sage Hen Creek
Height 38 feet (12 m)[2]
Reservoir
Creates Sage Hen Reservoir
Total capacity 5,210 acre feet (0.00643 km3) [2]


Sage Hen Dam is an earthfill type dam on Sage Hen Creek, in Gem County, Idaho, United States. Its reservoir is called Sage Hen Reservoir and is located in the West Mountains of Boise National Forest between Boise and McCall. The dam is owned by the Squaw Creek Irrigation Company and does not produce electricity.[2][3][4] The reservoir is stocked with rainbow and cutthroat trout and has recreation facilities that include four campgrounds, a boat ramp, and fishing docks.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sage Hen Dam
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NPDP Dam Directory". Stanford University. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. "State of Idaho Water Resource Inventory 2010". Idaho Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. Boise National Forest (Map). 1:126720. U.S. Forest Service. 2012.
  5. "Reservoirs - Sage Hen Reservoir". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 27, 2014.