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Minidoka Dam is an important pioneer federal reclamation dam and power plant that provides water and electricity for nearby farms and cities. Constructed 5 miles east of here between 1904 and 1906 at a cost of $675,000, it diverts water into canals 86 feet above the Snake River. To reach still higher farms south of Burley, a $413,000 power plant was completed in 1913. Local irrigation districts have repaired costs of this project. This early federal power program led to national Rural Electrification Administration services.
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