Libby Dam You Are Here - Libby, MT
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At the viewpoint beside Libby Dam are a pair of Orientation maps. This is the map just below the dam. This one is nearest the visitor centre just to the south. There is a pair of binoculars nearby which the public may use.
Waymark Code: WMN0X7
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
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Each of the two maps point out much the same landscape as they are quite close to each other and each has a "You Are Here" notation. From this map one can get an appreciation of the size of the dam. One may see across the valley and down to the Kootenai River as it spills from the dam far below.
Libby dam was originally conceived as a flood control dam to mitigate flooding downstream on the Kootenai River. Its reservoir, Lake Koocanusa, was named for the treaty formed among the Kootenai Indians and the Canadian and U.S. governments.
The 422 foot high, 3055 foot long concrete gravity dam was built and is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The five generators in the powerhouse are capable of generating 600 Megawatts of electricity.
The dam is 17 miles north of Libby, MT on Highway 37.
