Mann Creek Dam Explained

Mann Creek Dam (National ID # ID00285) is a dam in Washington County, Idaho, in the western part of the state, a few miles north-northeast of the town of Weiser.

The earthen dam was an irrigation project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Completed in 1967, the dam impounds Mann Creek with a height of above bedrock, and a length of along its crest.[1] The dam is operated by the local Mann Creek Irrigation District.

Mann Creek Reservoir has a surface area of 283acres at an elevation of 880m (2,890feet). At closure it had a maximum capacity of but siltation reduced that number to by 1992.[2] The western side of the lake is the location of the former Mann Creek State Park. Boating and fishing are the main recreational activities.[3]

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44.3914°N -116.8959°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dam details - Mann Creek Dam - Bureau of Reclamation . 2012-07-28 . 2012-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921002831/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Mann+Creek+Dam . dead .
  2. Web site: Dam details - Mann Creek Dam - Bureau of Reclamation . 2012-07-28 . 2012-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921002831/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Mann+Creek+Dam . dead .
  3. Web site: Mann Creek Reservoir.