Washington Water Power Clark Fork River Noxon Rapids Hydroelectric Development, Slacking Tower, South bank of Clark Fork River at Noxon Rapids, Noxon, Sanders County, MT
Summary
Significance: The tower is locally important because of its influence, along with the associated Noxon Rapids Hydroelectric Development, on the local environment, landscape and economy. It was integral to the maintenance of the Noxon Rapids tailrace prior to the installation of the slack line cableway. The tower is also important in the history of the Washington Water Power Company, now Avista Corporation. The slacking tower represents late 1950s state of the art technology, now obsolete and soon to be replaced and upgraded with 1990s technology.
Survey number: HAER MT-105-B
Tags
towers
noxon
power
fork
rapids
washington water power clark fork river noxon rapids
development
tower
bank
south bank
clark fork river
noxon rapids
sanders
sanders county
montana
historic american engineering record
photo
washington water power clark fork river noxon rapids hydroelectric development
ultra high resolution
high resolution
power lines
nature
library of congress
water supply
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html