- Source: Noxon Rapids Dam
Noxon Rapids Dam is an earthfill gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Clark Fork river, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana.
The dam is located in the far northwest of Montana near the Idaho border. Downriver of Noxon Rapids Dam the Clark Fork is again impounded by the Cabinet Gorge Dam.
The operating capacity of Noxon Rapids Dam at full turbine flow and full pool is 527 MW. The project is owned and operated by Avista.
See also
List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
References
External links
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under South Bank of Clark Fork River at Noxon Rapids, Noxon, Sanders County, MT:
HAER No. MT-105-A, "Washington Water Power Clark Fork River Noxon Rapids Hydroelectric Development, Powerhouse", 27 photos, 16 data pages, 5 photo caption pages
HAER No. MT-105-B, "Washington Water Power Clark Fork River Noxon Rapids Hydroelectric Development, Slacking Tower", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page