Blackfoot Dam () is a dam in

Caribou County, Idaho Caribou County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 7,027. The county seat and largest city is Soda Springs. History Robert Stuart explored the area of Soda Springs in 1812. Do ...

, in the eastern part of the state. The earthen dam was completed in 1911 by the

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and ...

, with a height of and long at its crest. It impounds the Blackfoot River of Idaho for flood control and irrigation water storage primarily for the

Fort Hall Indian Reservation The Fort Hall Reservation is a Native American reservation of the federally recognized Shoshone- Bannock Tribes (Shoshoni language: Pohoko’ikkateeCrum, B., Crum, E., & Dayley, J. P. (2001). Newe Hupia: Shoshoni Poetry Songs. University Press ...

. The dam is owned and operated by the Bureau. Its construction came eight years before the 1919 formation of Caribou County. The reservoir it creates, Blackfoot Reservoir, has a water surface of , and a maximum capacity of . Blackfoot Dam impounds the river at the northwestern end of the reservoir; the China Hat Dam towards the southwest of the reservoir was constructed in 1923 to resolve seepage problems. Recreation includes fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout,
(sic) as well as carp.

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{{Authority control Dams in Idaho Reservoirs in Idaho United States Bureau of Indian Affairs dams Dams completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Caribou County, Idaho Lakes of Caribou County, Idaho 1911 establishments in Idaho Native American history of Idaho