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Sage Hen Dam
Sage Hen Dam is located in Idaho
Sage Hen Dam
Location of Sage Hen Dam in Idaho
Location Gem County, Idaho,
United States
Coordinates 44°19′34″N 116°11′43″W / 44.32611°N 116.19528°W / 44.32611; -116.19528
Opening date 1938
Operator(s) Squaw Creek Irrigation Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds Sage Hen Creek
Height 38 feet (12 m)
Reservoir
Creates Sage Hen Reservoir
Total capacity 5,210 acre-feet (0.00643 km3)

Sage Hen Dam is an earthfill type dam on Sage Hen Creek, in Gem County, Idaho, United States. Its reservoir is called Sage Hen Reservoir and is located in the West Mountains of Boise National Forest between Boise and McCall. The dam is owned by the Squaw Creek Irrigation Company and does not produce electricity. The reservoir is stocked with rainbow and has a native population of redband trout. It also has recreation facilities that include four campgrounds, a boat ramp, and fishing docks.

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