Gem State Dam

Gem State Dam

Infobox_Dam
dam_name = Gem State Dam


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crosses = Snake River
reservoir =
locale = Idaho
maint = City of Idaho FallsNational Inventory of Dams, GIS shapefile data]
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height = 40 ft (12 m)
width =
open = 1988
cost =
reservoir_capacity = 6,700 acre feet (8,300,000 m³)
reservoir_catchment = 9,800 sq mi (25,382 km²)
reservoir_surface = 305 acres (1.23 km²)
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Gem State Dam is a concrete and rock-fill gravity dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectricity, but it also provides water for irrigation agriculture.

Gem State Dam is owned and operated by the city of Idaho Falls.

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