Coordinates: 43°25′15″N 112°6′7″W / 43.42083°N 112.10194°W / 43.42083; -112.10194

Gem State Dam

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Gem State Dam
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LocationBonneville County, Idaho
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Opening date1988[1]
OperatorCity of Idaho Falls[1]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSnake River
Height40 ft (12 m)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity6,700 acre-feet (8,300,000 m3)[1]
Catchment area9,800 sq mi (25,382 km2)[1]
Surface area305 acres (1.23 km2)[1]
Power Station
Installed capacity22.6 MW [2]

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Gem State Dam is a concrete and rock-fill gravity dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectricity, but it also provides water for irrigation agriculture.

Gem State Dam is owned and operated by the City of Idaho Falls.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f National Inventory of Dams, GIS shapefile data
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