Bliss Dam Explained

Bliss Dam
Dam Crosses:Snake River
Location:Elmore / Gooding counties, Idaho
Location Map:Idaho
Operator:Idaho Power Company
Dam Length:615 feet (187 m)[1]
Dam Height:70 feet (21 m)
Construction Began:1948
Opening:1950
Res Capacity Total:11000acre.ft
Res Catchment:35,200 sq mi (91,200 km²)
Res Surface:254 acres (1.03 km²)
Coordinates:42.9136°N -115.0706°W

Bliss Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. The dam is located near Bliss, Idaho.

Along with the Upper Salmon Falls and Lower Salmon Falls dam projects, Bliss Dam is part of Idaho Power Company's Mid-Snake Projects.[2] The Mid-Snake Projects in total have a nameplate capacity of 169.5 MW.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=ID00053 Bliss Dam
  2. http://www.idahopower.com/AboutUs/OurPowerPlants/Hydroelectric/Midsnake/default.cfm Mid-Snake Projects