Kiblen North

Kiblen North is a dam located in Kootenai County, Idaho, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Kiblen North

The primary purpose of Kiblen North is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Spring Cable Creek Spokane River near I-90.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 340 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a storage capacity of 23 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/03/2016.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateIdaho
CountyKootenai
Nearest CityI-90
River/StreamSpring Cable Creek Spokane River
Coordinates47.68410, -117.02800

Physical Characteristics

NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length340 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage23 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge8 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection10/03/2016
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDID00430
Federal IDID00430
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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