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Black Canyon Dam
Aerial view of Black Canyon Dam
About this dam
Built
1922-1924
Purpose
Irrigation, Hydroelectric
River
Payette River
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation
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Communities displaced by this dam
(1)
Montour, Idaho
Sources
https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=7
https://www.gemcountymuseum.org/history-BlackCanyon.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canyon_Diversion_Dam