Albeni Falls Dam is located on the Pend Oreille River between

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, and Priest River, Idaho. It is located on the site of a natural waterfall named Albeni Falls, named after early pioneer

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. Construction on the dam began in 1951 and was completed in 1955 at a cost of $34 million ($261 millionFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis dollar worth calculator
in 2007 dollars). It produces over 200 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year for the Bonneville Power Administration and is operated by the

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. The dam is high and long. Its spillway is long.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albeni Falls Dam
* Dams in Idaho Dams on the Pend Oreille River Buildings and structures in Bonner County, Idaho Gravity dams Dams completed in 1955 United States Army Corps of Engineers dams 1955 establishments in Idaho {{US-dam-stub

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