Idaho officials break ground on $20M dam project on Boise River
The nearly 100-year-old Ridenbaugh Diversion Dam on the Boise River is going to be modernized and replaced beginning in October 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Idaho Department of Water Resources)
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and officials broke ground Tuesday on a two-year, $20 million project to upgrade and modernize a nearly 100-year-old diversion dam located on the Boise River.
Officials with the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District are replacing and upgrading the Ridenbaugh Diversion Dam, which is located just east of Barber Park – a popular destination where thousands of people begin their float of the Boise River each summer.
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