Post Falls Dam

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Post Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Spokane River in northern Idaho that helps generate power and regulate water levels in the region.

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Post Falls Dam canonical 2
Post Falls Dam Powerhouse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
constructionStartDate 1904
controlsOutflowFrom Lake Coeur d'Alene
country United States
crosses Spokane River
downstreamOf Lake Coeur d'Alene
energySource hydropower
environmentalImpact affects fish migration on Spokane River
formerlyOwnedBy Washington Water Power Company
hasFunction flood control
recreation support
hasNameOrigin named after the city of Post Falls
hasPowerhouse Post Falls Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Post Falls Dam
hasSpillway yes
hasType run-of-the-river dam
impounds Spokane River
locatedIn Idaho
Kootenai County, Idaho
linked to: Kootenai County

Post Falls, Idaho
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedInWatershed Columbia River Basin
locatedOnRiver Spokane River
managesWaterLevelsOf Spokane River
nearBorderOf Idaho–Washington border
nearbyCity Coeur d'Alene
Post Falls
linked to: Post Falls, Idaho
nearFeature Falls Park
Post Falls waterfall
numberOfTurbines 6
openingDate 1906
operator Avista Utilities
linked to: Avista
ownedBy Avista Utilities
linked to: Avista
partOf Spokane River hydropower system
purpose flow regulation
hydroelectric power generation
water level regulation
region northern Idaho
linked to: North Idaho
regulatesSeasonalLevelsOf Lake Coeur d'Alene
Spokane River
reservoirInfluence Lake Coeur d'Alene water level
status operational
upstreamOf Spokane, Washington
usedFor regional electricity supply
river flow management

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Spokane River hasDam Post Falls Dam
Post Falls hasLandmark Post Falls Dam
Post Falls Dam hasPowerhouse Post Falls Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Post Falls Dam