Soda Dam

Soda Dam, also known as Alexander Dam (National Inventory of Dams ID ID00060), is a dam in Caribou County, Idaho, directly west of the town of Soda Springs.

For the Soda Dam hot spring in New Mexico, see Soda Dam Hot Spring.

The concrete dam was originally constructed in 1925, with a current height of 94 feet (29 m) and a length of 492 feet (150 m) at its crest, since a 1991 re-construction.[1][2] It impounds Bear River for hydroelectric power, one of the hydropower facilities owned and operated by the electric utility PacifiCorp.

The reservoir it creates, Alexander Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), a maximum capacity of 15,760 acre-feet, and a normal capacity of 15,200 acre-feet.[1] Recreation includes fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching.[3]

References
  1. "Soda". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Idaho Birding Trail". 8 April 2020.

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