Opening date 1988 Installed capacity 22.6 MW Opened 1988 Surface area 123 ha Impound Snake River | Impounds Snake River Height 12 m Catchment area 25,382 km² Operator Idaho Falls | |
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Location Bonneville County, Idaho Total capacity 6,700 acre feet (8,300,000 m) Similar Snake River, Oxbow Dam, Minidoka Dam, Milner Dam, Brownlee Dam | ||
Gem State Dam is a concrete and rock-fill gravity dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectricity, but it also provides water for irrigation agriculture.
Map of Gem State Dam, Idaho 83402, USA
Gem State Dam is owned and operated by the city of Idaho Falls.
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