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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 42°54′49″N 115°4′14″W / 42.91361°N 115.07056°W / 42.91361; -115.07056 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dam in Elmore / Gooding counties, Idaho

Bliss Dam
Bliss DamLocation of Bliss Dam in Idaho
Location	Elmore / Gooding counties, Idaho
Coordinates	42°54′49″N 115°4′14″W / 42.91361°N 115.07056°W / 42.91361; -115.07056
Construction began	1948[1]
Opening date	1950[2]
Operator	Idaho Power Company[2]
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Snake River
Height	70 feet (21 m)[2]
Length	615 feet (187 m)[2]
Reservoir
Total capacity	11,000 acre-feet (14,000,000 m3)[2]
Catchment area	35,200 sq mi (91,200 km²)[2]
Surface area	254 acres (1.03 km²)[2]

Bliss Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. The dam is located near Bliss, Idaho.

Along with the Upper Salmon Falls and Lower Salmon Falls dam projects, Bliss Dam is part of Idaho Power Company's Mid-Snake Projects.[1] The Mid-Snake Projects in total have a nameplate capacity of 169.5 MW.[1]

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• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

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1. ^ a b c Mid-Snake Projects Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Idaho Power
2. ^ a b c d e f g Bliss Dam Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory

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