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Dworshak Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States, on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in north central Idaho.In Clearwater County, the dam is located approximately four miles (6 km) northwest of Orofino and impounds the Dworshak Reservoir for flood control and hydroelectricity generation.
Deadwood Dam: Deadwood River: Concrete arch 165 50 Deadwood Reservoir: 154,000 0.190 0 USBR 1931 Dworshak Dam: North Fork Clearwater River: Concrete gravity 717 219 Dworshak Reservoir: 3,468,000 4.278 460 USACE 1973 Fish Creek Dam: Fish Creek: Concrete multiple arch 88 27 Fish Creek Reservoir: 12,743 0.015718 0 Carey Valley Reservoir Co. 1923 ...
Dworshak State Park is a public recreation area covering 850 acres (340 ha) along the western shore of Dworshak Reservoir north of Orofino in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. The state park comprises three units: Freeman Creek, Three Meadows Group Camp, and Big Eddy Lodge and Marina. There are opportunities for boating, fishing, camping ...
Some four miles (6 km) north is the Dworshak Dam, third-highest dam in the United States, completed in the early 1970s. Nearby is the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery, started to try to compensate for the loss of migratory fish upstream after the dam was constructed.
The Dworshak Reservoir is the only major lake on the Clearwater system, created from the Dworshak Dam, completed in the early 1970s. Dworshak Dam is on the North Fork of the Clearwater River and is just northwest of Orofino. There is no fish ladder; the dam blocks salmon and steelhead passage.
The Dent Bridge is a suspension bridge in the northwest United States, located in north central Idaho in Clearwater County, north of Orofino. [2] [3] It is 17 miles (27 km) up the North Fork of the Clearwater River, now Dworshak Reservoir. [4]
The hatchery is located approximately three miles west of Orofino, ID on Highway 7. The best fish viewing seasons are: February - April for adult steelhead, June - August for adult chinook, and October - December for coho and steelhead. Dworshak Dam and Hatchery were named after Henry Dworshak, a Republican Senator from Idaho during 1946–1962.
Clearwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,734. [1] The county seat is Orofino. [2] Established in 1911, the county was named after the Clearwater River. The county is home to North Fork of the Clearwater River, and a small portion of the South Fork and the main Clearwater.