Power Plant at C.J. Strike Dam, Idaho
C. J. Strike Dam’s main purpose is as a hydropower generator. The dam uses the combined flows of the Snake and Bruneau Rivers for power generation. 1955 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
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Spillway at C.J. Strike Dam, Idaho
Spillway at C.J. Strike Dam with Minna Cornell and the Cornells’ English-built Austin automobile. My uncle was interested in getting good fuel economy and experimented with owning several imported autos. 1955 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
C.J. Strike Dam, Snake River, Idaho
The C.J. Strike Dam and Reservoir is on the Snake River below Bruneau, Idaho. It is south of Mountain Home and Interstate 84 on State Hwy 51. The Bruneau River joins the Snake at the reservoir. 1952 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
At Swan Falls on Snake River, Idaho, Looking West
1956 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Idaho’s Snake River at Swan Falls Looking Downstream
1957 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Idaho’s Snake River Above Swan Falls
1954 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Eagle’s Eye View of Swan Falls Dam, Idaho
Snake River canyon and Swan Falls about 10 miles above Walter’s Ferry, Idaho. The river canyon widens to a valley beginning at the old ferry site, providing some of southwest Idaho’s most appealing farm and orchard land. 1954 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Swan Falls Dam, Idaho and Canyon
Water goes over the spillways in this photo of the Swan Falls Dam south of Kuna, Idaho. The dam is located in the Snake River canyon south of a large tract of desert that is reserved as a hunting ground … Continue reading →
Swan Falls Dam, SW Idaho
In its heyday, the electric power plant at Swan Falls was the biggest generating plant in Idaho. When I toured the plant in the early 1970s, the original generators from 1901 were still in use though additional generators had been … Continue reading →
Swan Falls Dam, Idaho
Swan Falls is on the Snake River south of Kuna, Idaho. The vicinity was a favored wintering ground for Native Americans and birds. The dam was built in 1900 and 1901 to generate electricity for the mines around Silver City … Continue reading →