Little Wood Dam (), also known as the Little Wood River Dam, is a dam on the
Little Wood River
Little Wood River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 4, 2011 river in south-central Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Malad River, which in turn ...
in central
Blaine County,
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
, United States, about miles northwest of
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Description
The earthen dam was originally constructed from 1936 to 1939 by the
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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as a flood control and irrigation storage project, then modified in 1960. The dam impounds the Little Wood River, is tall, and is long at its crest. The 1960 modification included the installation of a one-unit hydroelectric power plant that generates three megawatts. The dam is owned by the Bureau and is operated by the local Little Wood River Irrigation District. The reservoir it creates,
Little Wood River Reservoir, has a maximum capacity of and about of shoreline. Recreation includes fishing (for rainbow, cutthroat, and brook trout), hunting, boating, camping and hiking.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Idaho
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Idaho.
See also
* List of lakes of Idaho
* List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
* List of dam removals in Idaho
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Dams in Idaho
Reservoirs in Idaho
United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
Buildings and structures in Blaine County, Idaho
Earth-filled dams
Dams completed in 1939
Lakes of Blaine County, Idaho