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Place Name
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American Falls Reservoir
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Place Status (Type)
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falls
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Location
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Idaho, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°47'N
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Longitude
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112°51'W
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American Falls Reservoir
, Power, Bingham, and Bannock cos., SE
Idaho, on Snake R. at town of American Falls;
21 mi/34 km long, max. width
9 mi/14.5 km; 42°47'N 112°51'W. Max.
capacity 1.7 million acre-ft. Formed by Amer. Falls Dam
(89 ft/27 m. high,
5,227 ft/1,593 m long), built (1927) as unit
in Minidoka Project for power generation. Town relocated to higher
ground with construction of dam. Bounded NE by Fort Hall Indian
Reservation.
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