Snake River Water Levels Oxbow Dam

Oxbow Dam is a hydroelectric run-of-the-river rockfill dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon along the Idaho-Oregon border. Completed 64 years ago in 1961, the dam is part of the Hells Canyon Project that also includes Hells Canyon Dam and Brownlee Dam, all built and operated by Idaho Power Company.
  • Impounds: Snake River
  • Height: 175 feet (53 m)
  • Creates: Oxbow Reservoir
  • Total capacity: 58,200 acre-feet (71,800,000 m³)
  • Catchment area: 73,300 square miles (190,000 km²)
  • Surface area: 1,150 acres (470 ha)
  • Installed capacity: 190 megawatts (250,000 hp)

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