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The dam is located approximately 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Orofino and impounds the Dworshak Reservoir for flood control and hydroelectricity generation. With a height of 717 feet (219 m), Dworshak is the third tallest dam in the United States and the tallest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere.he reservoir is required to maintain a minimum of 700,000 acre feet (0.86 km 3) of winter flood-storage space, and dam releases are operated so that water levels reach a maximum of 1,570 feet (480 m) in July.
Caddo Lake State Park sits west of the lake, along Cypress Bayou. Caddo Lake is a maze of slow-moving bayous, wetlands and backwaters. It covers about 26,810 acres of cypress swamp, depending on rainfall. Although a natural logjam created Caddo Lake, today dams and reservoirs keep its waters under human control. The lakeâs average depth is 8 to 10 feet, while the deep water in the bayou averages about 20 feet.