Ira Burton Perrine, a local rancher, chose the site and recruited financial backers, including Salt Lake City banker Stanley B. Milner and eastern investors Frank H. Buhl and Peter L. Kimberly. The Buhl-Kimberly Corporation built the dam and the Twin Falls Canal in 1903–1905.
Ira Burton Perrine, a local rancher, chose a location for the project and secured funding, including contributions from Stanley B. Milner from Salt Lake City and investors Frank H. Buhl and Peter L. Kimberly from the east. The Buhl-Kimberly Corporation built the dam and canal between 1903 and 1905.