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" back at the turn of the century in the early 1900s, the Snake River through Idaho Falls was “a series of rough rapids”.
The waterfall also had a bit more of a recent history when a massive surge of water from the Teton Dam failure in 1976.
This occurred in the town of Newsdale, Idaho some 45 miles away, which overwhelmed downtown Idaho Falls and resulted in about two feet of standing water throughout the downtown area.
Old pictures showed the waterfall being completely inundated leaving behind a small dropping cascade over where the rock walls were.
When a project to create the city’s first power plant was underway, it “tamed the rapids into the picturesque falls we enjoy today.”"
The waterfall also had a bit more of a recent history when a massive surge of water from the Teton Dam failure in 1976.
This occurred in the town of Newsdale, Idaho some 45 miles away, which overwhelmed downtown Idaho Falls and resulted in about two feet of standing water throughout the downtown area.
Old pictures showed the waterfall being completely inundated leaving behind a small dropping cascade over where the rock walls were.
When a project to create the city’s first power plant was underway, it “tamed the rapids into the picturesque falls we enjoy today.”"