Dworshak Dam
Dworshak Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States, on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in north central Idaho. In Clearwater County, the dam is located approximately four miles northwest of Orofino and impounds the Dworshak Reservoir for flood control and hydroelectricity generation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orofino High School.
Orofino High School
School
Orofino Junior/Senior High School, is a six-year secondary school in the northwest United States, located in Orofino, Idaho, part of a combined high school and junior high school operated by the Orofino Joint School District #171. Orofino High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Dworshak Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ahsahka and Orofino.
Ahsahka
Locality
Ahsahka is a small unincorporated community located in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States, and is close to the Dworshak Dam. Ahsahka is located at. Ahsahka is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dworshak Dam.
Orofino
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Orofino oro-FEE-noh; is a city in and the county seat of Clearwater County, Idaho, United States, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River.
Dworshak Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Clearwater, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.51546° or 46° 30′ 56″ northLongitude
-116.29628° or 116° 17′ 47″ westElevation
1,490 feet (454 metres)Open location code
85R5GP83+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 419361403OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Dworshak Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dworshak Dam”
- Chinese: “德沃夏克坝”
- Chinese: “德沃夏克壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد دورشاك”
- Finnish: “Dworshakin vesivoimalaitos”
- French: “barrage Dworshak”
- French: “Barrage Dworshak”
- German: “Bruces Eddy”
- German: “Dworshak Dam”
- German: “Dworshak-Talsperre”
- Hebrew: “סכר דוורשק”
- Italian: “diga di Dworshak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dworshak-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Dworshak-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Дворшак”
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