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Salmon Falls Dam is a dam constructed across Salmon Falls Creek in Twin Falls County, Idaho in the United States. Located about south of Buhl, the masonry arch-gravity dam is high and long, impounding up to of water in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir. When full, the reservoir extends for upstream, encompassing . The dam and reservoir control runoff from a drainage basin of .〔 The dam was built in 1910 to provide irrigation water storage, and is owned and operated by the Salmon River Canal Company. A secondary purpose is flood control: the dam has never spilled floodwaters with the exception of the heavy snowmelt of 1984. Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir is also a popular recreational lake, and is considered one of the best fisheries in southern Idaho. ==Gallery== File:2013-07-07 16 29 46 Salmon Falls Creek Dam in Idaho viewed from the west.jpg|Salmon Falls Creek Dam viewed from the west File:2013-07-07 16 32 36 Salmon Falls Creek Dam in Idaho viewed from the east.jpg|Salmon Falls Creek Dam viewed from the east File:2013-07-07 16 32 48 View south up the Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir from the east end of the Salmon Falls Creek Dam in Idaho.jpg|View south down the Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir from the east end of the Salmon Falls Creek Dam 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salmon Falls Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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