Dworshak Dam - 7.4.2007

Dworshak Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam in Clearwater County, Idaho, on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. The dam is located 4 miles northwest of the town of Orofino, and 47 miles east of Lewiston.

Originally the name was slated to be "Bruces Eddy," but the name was changed to honor Henry C. Dworshak, a United States Senator from Idaho. The dam is the highest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere and the 22nd highest dam in the world. Only two other dams in the United States exceed it in height.

Construction began in June 1966. The main structure was completed in 1972, with the generators coming online in 1973. Generating capacity is 400 megawatts, with an overload capacity of 460 MW. There are two spillway gates.