Twin Falls (Idaho)

Twin Falls is a waterfall on the Snake River in the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho, United States.[1] The falls are located on the border of Jerome and Twin Falls counties, a few miles east of its namesake city, Twin Falls. They are upstream of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam.

Twin Falls
Stereograph of Twin Falls (ca. 1868-71), prior to the construction of the Twin Falls Dam
LocationEast of the city of Twin Falls and the Shoshone Falls
Coordinates42°35′21″N 114°21′25″W
TypeBlock, Plunge
Elevation3,560 feet (1,090 m)
Total height200 feet (61 m)
Number of drops1
Average width100 feet (30 m)
WatercourseSnake River

Water flow over Twin Falls is controlled by the Twin Falls Dam, which is used for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. The falls were so named because there were originally two parallel falls on the river. However, the Twin Falls Dam altered the falls and permanently diverted the flow of the Snake River from the southern falls, leaving a single waterfall.[2]

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