Twin Falls is a waterfall in the western United States, on the Snake River in the Snake River Canyon of south-central Idaho.[1] The falls are located on the border of Jerome and Twin Falls counties, a few miles east of its namesake city, Twin Falls. They are upstream (east) of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam.

Twin Falls
Stereograph of Twin Falls (ca. 1868-71), prior to the construction of Twin Falls Dam
Location in the United States Show map of the United States Location in Idaho Show map of Idaho
Location	East of the city of Twin Falls and the Shoshone Falls
Coordinates	42°35′21″N 114°21′25″W
Type	Block, Plunge
Elevation	3,560 feet (1,090 m)
Total height	200 feet (60 m)
Number of drops	1
Average width	100 feet (30 m)
Watercourse	Snake River

Water flows westward over Twin Falls and is controlled by the Twin Falls Dam, built in the 1930s and used for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. There were originally two parallel falls, but the dam permanently diverted the flow from the southern falls, leaving a single (north) waterfall.[2][3]

Before the dam, very high flow rates could result in a smaller third falls, to the south.[3]

See also

• List of waterfalls in Idaho
• List of rivers of Idaho
• List of lakes of Idaho

References

External links

Media related to Twin Falls (Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons

• Visit Southern Idaho - Waterfalls

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