Soda Dam

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.

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.[1][2] 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.[3] Recreation includes fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://findlakes.com/soda_idaho~id00060.htm
  2. ↑ http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=ID00060
  3. ↑ http://findlakes.com/soda_idaho~id00060.htm
  4. ↑ http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=SE27

Coordinates: 42°38′41″N 111°41′47″W / 42.64466°N 111.69635°W / 42.64466; -111.69635

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