Cabinet Gorge Dam Clark Fork River

July 1, 2007.

We are staying in Hi De Ho RV Park, in Sandpoint/Ponderay, Idaho $32.40 gravel interior roads, FHU including cable and wifi. This is an OK RV Park.-----but much a much better choice than the campground at the Best Western in Sandpoint (the Best Western campground had LOCATION but is was within feet of a HEAVILY used RR track and was nothing but a badly maintained dirt parking lot.

Drift-yard on Clark Fork River

We stopped to examine this "drift-yard" on the Clark Fork River.

This is a series of booms that are part of a drift collection system which diverts floating debris from the Clark Fork River. In an average year 10 acres of driftwood is prevented from entering Lake Pend Oreille.

A sign said that the public was welcome to take driftwood in the area as long as they did not disturb the boom, chains and or cables because damage to any part of the booms could result in all or part of the drift entering the lake and causing a hazard to boating.

Clark Fork River

Cabinet Gorge Dam & electricity generation plant is located on the Clark Fork River

One of the wonders on SR 202, east of Sandpoint, is Cabinet Gorge and the Cabinet Gorge Dam. Cabinet Gorge Dam is located on the Clark Fork River in Idaho near the Montana border. The Dam is 208' high and 600 feet long creating a 20-mile reservoir. The powerhouse consists of 4-turbines generating 231 megawatts.

Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric Dam

The Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric Dam on the Clark Fork River in Idaho.

Turbine Blade at Cabinet Gorge Dam

This turbine blade is one of the four originally installed at Cabinet Gorge Dam when the dam was completed in 1952. It was replaced in 2001 with a more efficient turbine that boosted power production.

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Until next time remember how good life is.

Mike & Joyce Hendrix