Palisades: Snake River, ID
Owner: Bureau of Reclamation
Type: Federal
Year Started: 1957
Location: Snake River
State: Idaho
Capacity: 176.4 MW
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Palisades Dam is located on the Snake River about 55 miles southeast of Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is a large zoned earthfill structure 270 feet high, has a crest length of 2,100 feet, and contains 13,571,000 cubic yards of material.