Summary
Fish Creek Dam in Blaine County, Idaho, is an aging multiple-arch concrete dam that has achieved historic status and now represents some threat to public safety, due to danger of it failing. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fish Creek Dam | |
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| Nearest city | Carey, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°25′23″N 113°49′54″W / 43.42306°N 113.83167°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | John S. Eastwood |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003437[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1978 |
It is a 92-foot-high (28 m) concrete dam that is 1,700 feet (520 m) long, blocking Fish Creek in the lower ranges of the Pioneer Mountains. Located 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Carey, Idaho, the dam was completed in 1923 by John S. Eastwood.[1][2]
The dam was listed on the National Register in 1978; the listing included just the one contributing structure on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) area.[1]
In 2007, it was identified as one of the four highest-hazard dams in Idaho, having significant threat to human lives if it were to fail.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Jason Kauffman (December 11, 2009). "Finding a fix for the Fish Creek Dam: Farmers in the Carey area hope to resurrect 86-year-old dam". Mountain Express.