Soda Dam


Soda Dam, also known as Alexander Dam, is a dam in Caribou County, Idaho, directly west of the town of Soda Springs.
The concrete dam was originally constructed in 1925, with a current height of and a length of at its crest, since a 1991 re-construction. It impounds Bear River for hydroelectric power, one of the hydropower facilities owned and operated by the electric utility PacifiCorp.
The reservoir it creates, Alexander Reservoir, has a normal water surface of, a maximum capacity of 15,760 acre-feet, and a normal capacity of 15,200 acre-feet. Recreation includes fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching.