Thompson Falls Dam
Thompson Falls Dam is a dam in Sanders County, Montana, in the northwestern part of the state. A complex of four hydropower dams stand on the Clark Fork River in downtown Thompson Falls, Montana: Operations here began in 1915 with original construction on a set of natural falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam on the Clark Fork River in Sanders County, Montana
- Also known as: “Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gem Saloon and Thompson Falls High School.
Gem Saloon
Building
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gem Saloon, at 808 Main St. in Thompson Falls, Montana, USA, was built in 1914. It is a historic building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Gem Saloon is situated 3,400 feet east of Thompson Falls Dam.
Thompson Falls High School
School
Thompson Falls High School is a high school in Thompson Falls, Montana, United States. As of the 2014–2015 school year, it had an enrollment of 175 students in grades 9–12. Thompson Falls High School is situated 2 miles east of Thompson Falls Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thompson Falls and Belknap.
Thompson Falls
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thompson Falls is a city of 1,300 people in Montana. The city sits next to natural waterfalls on the Clark Fork river.
Belknap
Hamlet
Belknap is a census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. Belknap is situated 5 miles northwest of Thompson Falls Dam.
Thompson Falls Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, dam, and industry
- Location: Sanders, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.59361° or 47° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
-115.36014° or 115° 21′ 37″ westInception
July 1915Operator
NorthWestern EnergyOpen location code
85V6HJVQ+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1007491810OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7795724
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Thompson Falls Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thompson Falls Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, lat 47,59, long -115,35)”
- Cebuano: “Thompson Falls Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Томпсон-Фоллс”
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