Hells Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Snake River (river mile 247) in Hells Canyon on the Idaho-Oregon border. The dam impounds the Snake River in Hells Canyon Reservoir; its spillway elevation is 512 m (1680 ft) above sea level.It is the third and final hydroelectric dam of the Hells Canyon Project which includes Brownlee Dam (1959) and Oxbow Dam (1961) all built and operated by Idaho Power Company.
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Adams County Idaho, Hells Canyon, Wallowa County Oregon, United States
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