Big Falls

Big Falls is a waterfall in , and has an elevation of 3,012 feet. Big Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ryan Dam and Great Falls Portage.

Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a hydroelectric dam on the , 10 miles downstream from the city of in the U.S. state of . The dam is 1,336 feet long and 61 feet high; its is 7 miles long and has a storage capacity of 5,000 acre-feet.

Protected area
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the route taken by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 to portage around the Great Falls of the during the outbound portion of the expedition. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Big Falls.

Big Falls

Latitude
47.56873° or 47° 34′ 7″ north
Longitude
-111.12324° or 111° 7′ 24″ west
Elevation
3,012 feet (918 metres)
Height
89 feet (27 metres)
Open location code
85VCHV9G+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 480320412
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5639920
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