Sage Hen Dam Explained

Sage Hen Dam
Dam Crosses:Sage Hen Creek
Res Name:Sage Hen Reservoir
Location:Gem County, Idaho,
United States
Operator:Squaw Creek Irrigation Company
Opening:1938
Res Capacity Total:5210acre.ft
Location Map:Idaho
Coordinates:44.3261°N -116.1953°W

Sage Hen Dam is an earthfill type dam on Sage Hen Creek, in Gem County, Idaho, United States. Its reservoir is called Sage Hen Reservoir and is located in the West Mountains of Boise National Forest between Boise and McCall. The dam is owned by the Squaw Creek Irrigation Company and does not produce electricity.[1] [2] [3] The reservoir is stocked with rainbow and has a native population of redband trout. It also has recreation facilities that include four campgrounds, a boat ramp, and fishing docks.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NPDP Dam Directory . Stanford University . December 26, 2014.
  2. Web site: State of Idaho Water Resource Inventory 2010 . Idaho Department of Water Resources . December 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032824/http://www.idwr.idaho.gov/waterboard/WaterPlanning/PDFs/2010_Resource-Inventory.pdf . dead . September 24, 2015.
  3. Boise National Forest . U.S. Forest Service . December 27, 2014--> . 1:126720 . 2012.
  4. Web site: Reservoirs - Sage Hen Reservoir . U.S. Forest Service . December 27, 2014.