Milner Dam

Milner Dam (HML5E)

Location: Oakley, ID 83346 Cassia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 29.499', W 113° 56.923'

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When completed in 1904, Milner Dam raised Snake River 38 feet to divert water into major north and south side canals.

A gravity system unmatched in size in national reclamation development, this project irrigates 360,000 acres of land. Twin Falls, Jerome, and a half dozen other communities suddenly sprang up in a desert plain watered by 160 miles of main canals. Located on lava channels formed by two rock islands, Milner Dam's three segments (462, 404, and 280 feet in length) were built by four locally powered electric cranes that were an engineering marvel of that time.
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HM NumberHML5E
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number208
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 6:56am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 257673 N 4708579
Decimal Degrees42.49165000, -113.94871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 29.499', W 113° 56.923'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 29' 29.94" N, 113° 56' 55.38" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200 S 750 W, Oakley ID 83346, US
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