Snake River
| Name | Height | Purpose(s) | Capacity (MW) | Year | Owner name | Reservoir name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Harbor | 208 ft (63.4 m) | Navigation, hydroelectric | 693 | 1962 | USACE | Lake Sacajawea | |
| Lower Monumental | 100 ft (30.5 m) | Navigation, hydroelectric | 932 | 1969 | USACE | Lake Herbert G. West | |
| Little Goose | 98 ft (29.9 m) | Navigation, hydroelectric | 932 | 1970 | USACE | Lake Bryan | |
| Lower Granite | 100 ft (30.5 m) | Navigation, hydroelectric | 932 | 1972 | USACE | Lower Granite Lake | |
| Hells Canyon | 330 ft (101 m) | Hydroelectric | 391 | 1967 | Idaho Power Company | Hells Canyon Reservoir | No fish passage. |
| Oxbow | 175 ft (53.3 m) | Hydroelectric | 190 | 1961 | Idaho Power Company | Oxbow Reservoir | |
| Brownlee | 420 ft (128 m) | Hydroelectric | 585.4 | 1958 | Idaho Power Company | Brownlee Reservoir | |
| Swan Falls | 107 ft (32.6 m) | Hydroelectric | 1901 | Idaho Power Company | |||
| C. J. Strike | 115 ft (35.1 m) | Hydroelectric | 82.8 | 1952 | Idaho Power Company | C. J. Strike Reservoir | |
| Bliss | 70 ft (21.3 m) | Hydroelectric | 1950 | Idaho Power Company | Mid-Snake Project. | ||
| Milner | 73 ft (22.3 m) | Irrigation, hydroelectric | 1905 | Milner Dam, Inc. | Milner Lake | ||
| Minidoka | 86 ft (26.2 m) | Irrigation, hydroelectric | 27.7 | 1906 | Bureau of Reclamation | Lake Walcott | Minidoka Project. |
| American Falls | 103.5 ft (31.5 m) | Irrigation, hydroelectric | 112 | 1927, replaced 1978 | Bureau of Reclamation | American Falls Reservoir | Minidoka Project. |
| Gem State | 40 ft (12.2 m) | Hydroelectric, irrigation | 24 | 1988 | City of Idaho Falls | ||
| Palisades | 270 ft (82 m) | Irrigation, Hydroelectric | 176.6 | 1957 | Bureau of Reclamation | Palisades Reservoir | Palisades Project |
| Jackson Lake | 65 ft (19.8 m) | Irrigation | N/A | 1916, upgraded 1989 | Bureau of Reclamation | Jackson Lake | Minidoka Project. |
| Total | 4,942.6 |
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