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American Falls was a landmark waterfall on the Snake River, named after a party of American trappers whose boat went over the falls. The Wilson Price Hunt expedition in 1811 camped at the falls one night and the expedition of John C. Frémont was here in 1843.
The American Falls Dam is a concrete gravity-type dam in the western United States, located near American Falls, Idaho, on river mile 714.7 of the Snake River. The dam and reservoir are a part of the Minidoka Project on the Snake River Plain and are used primarily for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.
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American Falls- a small, multicultural Idaho city of modest historical homes- was moved to their present site by a 1925 damming of the Snake River nearly a century ago. It is 20 miles from a state university and less than 3 hours from the metropolitan Salt Lake City.
Dec 28, 2022 · American Falls is a charming agricultural town that sits right along the Snake River and American Falls Reservoir in southern Idaho. At first glance, this may seem like your typical small town in the Gem State, but what many people don’t know is this unique town in Idaho isn’t quite like many others around the globe.
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May 6, 2023 · It is located on river mile 714.7 of the Snake River. The American Falls Dam is located in Power County in Idaho, which is in the Second District of Idaho Falls. However, the reservoir stretches out into Bingham County and Bannock County. The dam was originally constructed in the 1920s.
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