Sage Hen Dam

Sage Hen Dam
Sage Hen Dam is located in Idaho
Sage Hen Dam
Location of Sage Hen Dam in Idaho
LocationGem County, Idaho,
United States[1]
Coordinates44°19′34″N 116°11′43″W / 44.32611°N 116.19528°W / 44.32611; -116.19528
Opening date1938
Operator(s)Squaw Creek Irrigation Company
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSage Hen Creek
Height38 feet (12 m)[2]
Reservoir
CreatesSage Hen Reservoir
Total capacity5,210 acre-feet (0.00643 km3) [2]

Sage Hen Dam is an earthfill type dam on Sage Hen Creek, in Gem County, Idaho, United States. Its reservoir is called Sage Hen Reservoir and is located in the West Mountains of Boise National Forest between Boise and McCall. The dam is owned by the Squaw Creek Irrigation Company and does not produce electricity.[2][3][4] The reservoir is stocked with rainbow and has a native population of redband trout. It also has recreation facilities that include four campgrounds, a boat ramp, and fishing docks.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sage Hen Dam
  2. ^ a b c "NPDP Dam Directory". Stanford University. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "State of Idaho Water Resource Inventory 2010" (PDF). Idaho Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Boise National Forest (Map). 1:126720. U.S. Forest Service. 2012.
  5. ^ "Reservoirs - Sage Hen Reservoir". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 27, 2014.