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Soda Dam, also known as Alexander Dam (National ID # ID00060), is a dam in Caribou County, Idaho, directly west of the town of Soda Springs.
Map of Soda Dam, Soda Springs, ID 83276, USA
The concrete dam was originally constructed in 1925, with a current height of 94 feet and a length of 492 feet at its crest, since a 1991 re-construction. It impounds Bear River for hydroelectric power, one of the hydropower facilities owned and operated by the electric utility PacifiCorp.
The reservoir it creates, Alexander Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 1.9 square miles, a maximum capacity of 15,760 acre-feet, and a normal capacity of 15,200 acre-feet. Recreation includes fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching.
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