Bliss Dam

Bliss Dam

Infobox_Dam
dam_name = Bliss Dam


caption =
crosses = Snake River
reservoir =
locale = Idaho
maint = Idaho Power Company [http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=ID00053 Bliss Dam] , NPDP Dam Directory]
length = 615 feet (187 m)
height = 70 feet (21 m)
width =
began = 1948 [http://www.idahopower.com/riversrec/relicensing/midsnake/ Mid-Snake Projects] , Idaho Power]
open = 1950
cost =
reservoir_capacity = 11,000 acre-feet (14,000,000 m³)
reservoir_catchment = 35,200 sq mi (91,200 km²)
reservoir_surface = 254 acres (1.03 km²)
map_cue =
map_

map_text =
map_width =
coordinates = coord|42|54|49|N|115|4|14|W|region:US_type:landmark Gnis|400955|Bliss Dam, USGS, GNIS]
extra =

Bliss Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. The dam is located near Bliss, Idaho.

Along with the Upper Salmon Falls and Lower Salmon Falls dam projects, Bliss Dam is part of Idaho Power Company's Mid-Snake Projects. The Mid-Snake Projects in total have a nameplate capacity of 169.5 MW.

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