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The Boise River is a 102-mile-long (164 km) [2] tributary of the Snake River in the Northwestern United States. It drains a rugged portion of the Sawtooth Range in southwestern Idaho northeast of Boise , as well as part of the western Snake River Plain .
In December 2012, construction began on the 2.1-mile Boise River Bridge section between SH-44 and US-20/26. This was the first phase of a long-range plan to extend the highway south to Interstate 84. This 4-lane divided limited-access expressway opened to traffic on August 15, 2014. [4]
The dams are components of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Boise Project, and were designed to provide irrigation water to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 2,000 km 2) of Treasure Valley farmland in conjunction with the New York Irrigation District (New York Canal). The Boise River Diversion Dam also provides hydroelectric generation capacity. [1]
The plan suggested the city should acquire land along the Boise River to create a continuous "green belt" of public lands stretching the entire length of the community. A local grassroots effort to clean up the waterway and create public access to the river corridor began to take hold.
The Planning and Zoning Commission took testimony from more than 100 people over three nights.
The Boise River Diversion Dam is a diversion dam in the western United States, on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho. Seven miles (11 km) southeast and upstream of Boise in Ada County , it was completed 116 years ago in 1909 and is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation .
A new one-of-a-kind park will be added to Boise’s West Bench neighborhood, which was a previously under-served area for pathways and parks. Nearly 2,000 West Bench residents will join the list ...
A nesting bald Eagle, a beloved local winery and over 30 neighbors may jeopardize a proposal to open a 260-acre surface mine along the Boise River.