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Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, South Channel Dam, West of intersection of Spokane & Fourth Streets, Post Falls, Kootenai County, ID

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Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, South Channel Dam, West of intersection of Spokane & Fourth Streets, Post Falls, Kootenai County, ID

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Summary

Significance: It is significant as the backup controlling mechanism for the Lake Coeur D'Alene impoundment. The South Channel dam is a simple concrete gravity-flow structure. It measures 78' in length and it is equipped with six original gates of sliding pattern design, each measuring 6' wide and 13' high. The dam has undergone minimal alteration since its construction (1904-06).
Survey number: HAER ID-32-C

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

idaho, 47.71099, -116.93880

Google Map of 47.710988, -116.9388031

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Source

Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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