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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
- Also known as: “Bruces Eddy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Orofino High School.
Orofino High School
School
Orofino Junior/Senior High School, is a six-year… 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… Ahsahka is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dworshak Dam.
Dworshak Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Clearwater, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.51546° or 46° 30′ 56″ north
Longitude
-116.29628° or 116° 17′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,490 feet (454 metres)
Open location code
85R5GP83+5F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Dworshak Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد دورشاك”
- Cebuano: “Dworshak Dam”
- Chinese: “德沃夏克坝”
- Chinese: “德沃夏克壩”
- Czech: “Dworshakova přehrada”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد دورشاك”
- Finnish: “Dworshakin vesivoimalaitos”
- French: “barrage Dworshak”
- French: “Barrage Dworshak”
- German: “Dworshak-Talsperre”
- Hebrew: “סכר דוורשק”
- Italian: “diga di Dworshak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dworshak-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Dworshak-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Дворшак”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Riverside and Teakean.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Dam View Campground and North Fork Access.
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