How much did Dworshak Dam cost to build?
The Dworshak Dam is the 717 ft straight concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River near Orofino in Idaho, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District from 1966, authorised by Congress in 1962, with final concrete placed in January 1973, power online in March 1973 and a dedication on 15 June 1973. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News wrote in October 2023 that the total cost of the project was 327 million dollars.
Reported project cost
$327 million
Cost basis: 1973
U.S. Federal GovernmentPublic domain
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1973
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- HeightMoscow-Pullman Daily News
- 218.5 m
Project record
Opened or launched
Moscow-Pullman Daily News15 June 1973