Cabinet Gorge Dam

Cabinet Gorge Dam is a concrete gravity-arch hydroelectric dam in the northwest United States, on the Clark Fork River in northern Idaho. The dam is located just west of the Montana border and the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir extends into Montana, nearly to Noxon Rapids Dam. The purpose of the dam is for hydroelectricity. Construction Construction egan in 1951 by the Morrison–Knudsen Corporation, with groundbreaking ceremonies on April 1. The Clark Fork River had to be diverted with two coffer dams …