Paddock Valley Dam

Paddock Valley Dam is a dam in Washington County, Idaho.

This earthen dam was constructed in 1949 by the local Little Willow Irrigation District, with a height of 43 feet and a length of 300 feet long at its crest.[1] It impounds Little Willow Creek for flood control and irrigation water storage, owned and operated by the local district.

The reservoir it creates, Paddock Valley Reservoir, has a normal surface area of 1,300 acres and maximum capacity of 36,400 acre-feet.[1] Recreation includes fishing for crappie, largemouth bass, bluegill, and punkinseed sunfish.[2] In 2008 the site was the tentative location of a nuclear power plant planned by MidAmerican Nuclear Energy, which was deemed not cost-effective.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Stanford University Dam Directory: Details
  2. ↑ Flyfisher's Guide to Idaho, by Ken Retallic, Rocky Barker, page 223
  3. ↑ Casper Star Tribune:"Company drops nuke plant"

Coordinates: 44°11′54″N 116°35′56″W / 44.19839°N 116.59884°W / 44.19839; -116.59884

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