Oxbow Dam
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Oxbow Dam is a hydroelectric run-of-the-river rockfill dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon (river mile 273) along the Idaho-Oregon border.
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Oxbow Dam | |
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Official name | Oxbow Dam |
Country | United States |
Location | Hells Canyon, Adams County, Idaho / Baker County, Oregon |
Coordinates | 44°58′15″N 116°50′04″W |
Opening date | 1961; 63 years ago (1961)[1] |
Operator(s) | Idaho Power Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Snake River |
Height | 175 feet (53 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Oxbow Reservoir |
Total capacity | 58,200 acre-feet (71,800,000 m3) |
Catchment area | 73,300 square miles (190,000 km2) |
Surface area | 1,150 acres (470 ha) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 190 megawatts (250,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 1,047 gigawatt-hours (3,770 TJ) |
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