Standing 717 feet high, Dworshak dam is the tallest straight axis gravity dam in the
Western Hemisphere and is the third highest.
The crest of the dam measures 3,287 feet long.
Over a 50 year period before the dam was completed in 1962 the town of Orofino flooded 38 times destroying homes, businesses, bridges and roads.
The primary construction of the dam was to control these flood waters
Part of the town of Orofino in the photo below
Dent Bridge is 1,550 feet long cable suspension bridge that spans a section of the Dwarshak Reservoir.
This beautiful bridge was finished in 1971 to allow access to the community of Elk River from the Orofino side of the Clear Water River. It was more cost affective than building a 53 mile road around the reservoir.
An amazing place for fishermen, boaters, campers and out door enthusiasts.
