Twin Falls is a waterfall on the Snake River in the Snake River Canyon of south-central on border of Twin Falls and Jerome counties in Idaho, United States,[1] a few miles east of its namesake city, Twin Falls.
| Twin Falls | |
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Twin Falls (ca. 1894), prior to the construction of Twin Falls Dam | |
Location in the United States Location in Idaho | |
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| Location | East of the city of Twin Falls and the Shoshone Falls |
| Coordinates | 42°35′21″N 114°21′25″W / 42.58917°N 114.35694°W |
| Type | Block, Plunge |
| Elevation | 3,560 feet (1,090 m) |
| Total height | 200 feet (60 m) |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Average width | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Watercourse | Snake River |
Description
editThe falls are upstream (east) of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam.
Water flows westward over Twin Falls and is controlled by the Twin Falls Dam, built in the 1930s and used for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. There were originally two parallel falls, but the dam permanently diverted the flow from the southern falls, leaving a single (north) waterfall.[2][3]
Before the dam, very high flow rates could result in a smaller third falls, to the south.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Falls
- ^ "Twin Falls, Idaho (waterfall)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 Jun 2017.
- ^ a b Matthews, Mychel (April 19, 2018). "Hidden History: The tunnel at the Twin Falls power plant". Times-News. (Twin Falls, Idaho). Retrieved April 25, 2021.
External links
edit- Visit Southern Idaho - Waterfalls
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