Alexander Reservoir
Soda Dam, also known as Alexander Dam (National Inventory of Dams ID ID00060), is a dam in Caribou County, Idaho, directly west of the town of Soda Springs.
The concrete dam was originally constructed in 1925, with a current height of 94 feet (29 m) and a length of 492 feet (150 m) at its crest, since a 1991 re-construction. It impounds Bear River for hydroelectric power, one of the hydropower facilities owned and operated by the electric utility PacifiCorp.
The reservoir it creates, Alexander Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), a maximum capacity of 15,760 acre-feet, and a normal capacity of 15,200 acre-feet. Recreation includes fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soda Dam
- ^ "Soda". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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