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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.
Clifford Fuller set up a trading post on his new homestead. The town (Orofino-on-the-Clearwater) was established the next year. [9] The railroad, later part of the Camas Prairie Railroad, was constructed from Lewiston in 1899. [10] Orofino is home to state institutions: Idaho State Hospital North and the Idaho Correctional Institution–Orofino.
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 ...
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 Reservoir: Locale: Clearwater County, Idaho north of Orofino: Named for: Charles & Katherine Dent: Characteristics; Total length: 1,550 feet (472 m) Longest span: 1,050 feet (320 m) History; Constructed by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Construction end: 1971; 54 years ago () Construction cost $7.85 miilion ($60.9 million in 2025 [1 ...
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.
Year Date Event 2019: January 7: Brad Little assumes office as the 33rd Governor of the State of Idaho.: 2010: April 1: The 2010 United States census enumerates the population of the State of Idaho, later determined to be 1,567,582, an increase of 21.1% since the 2000 United States census.
The Clearwater River and Lolo Pass, in the southeast corner of the county, were made famous by the exploration of Lewis and Clark in the early 19th century. Following an arduous trek through the Bitterroot Mountains, suffering through a mid-September snowstorm and near starvation, the Corps of Discovery expedition camped with the Nez Perce tribe on the Weippe Prairie outside of present-day ...