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Swan Falls Dam is a concrete gravity type hydroelectric dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in southwestern Idaho, United States.At the dam, the river is the border of Ada and Owyhee counties; it is approximately five miles (8 km) east of Murphy, the seat of Owyhee County.
The Swan Falls Dam, the oldest hydroelectric dam on the Snake River, is located next to the community. [2] The Swan Falls Dam and Power Plant is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] The former Swan Falls Village was previously a large part of the community.
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In his book, “A Little Dam Problem,” former Idaho Attorney General Jim Jones wrote: “In 1983, an epic battle erupted between the State of Idaho and Idaho Power Company over the company’s ...
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The first small hydroelectric plant on the Snake River, Swan Falls Dam, was built in 1901, [146] followed by one at American Falls in 1902. [14] Many other projects followed, particularly around Shoshone Falls where the natural drop of the river offered great energy potential.
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It includes the Swan Falls Dam and Power Plant, which is separately listed on the National Register. [3] Guffey Butte is a climbing peak in Owyhee County. Geologically, it is a "basaltic maar and tuff cone complex that was formed about one million years ago near the southwestern margin of the western Snake River Plain.