Palisades Dam
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| Palisades Dam | |
 Palisades Dam and Reservoir |
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| Official name | Palisades Dam |
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| Impounds | Snake River |
| Creates | Palisades Reservoir |
| Locale | Idaho, USA |
| Maintained by | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Length | 2,100 feet (640 m) |
| Height | 270 feet (82 m) |
| Construction began | 1951 |
| Opening date | 1957 |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Palisades Dam is a earth-fill dam on the Snake River in Bonneville County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The dam was completed in 1957 and provides irrigation water, flood control, and recreation; it features a four-turbine hydroelectric power plant.
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