Noxon Rapids Dam is an earthfill gravity-type
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
on the
Clark Fork river, in the northwest part of the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
.
The dam is located in the far northwest of Montana near the
Idaho
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border. Downriver of Noxon Rapids Dam the Clark Fork is again impounded by the
Cabinet Gorge Dam
Cabinet Gorge Dam is a concrete gravity-arch hydroelectric dam in the northwest United States, on the Clark Fork River in northern Idaho. The dam is located just west of the Montana border and the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir extends into Montana, near ...
.
The operating capacity of Noxon Rapids Dam at full turbine flow and full pool is 527 MW.
UNEP Dams and Development Project The project is owned and operated by Avista
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.
See also
*List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada. Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main stem itself, each have their own list below. The dams are listed i ...
References
External links
*Historic American Engineering Record
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(HAER) documentation, filed under South Bank of Clark Fork River at Noxon Rapids, Noxon, Sanders County, MT:
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Dams in Montana
United States power company dams
Historic American Engineering Record in Montana
Hydroelectric power plants in Montana
Buildings and structures in Sanders County, Montana
Dams completed in 1959
Energy infrastructure completed in 1959
Dams on the Clark Fork
Earth-filled dams
1959 establishments in Montana
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