Built in 1938. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“Salt River Hydroelectric Powerplant, on the Salt River and on the border of Idaho and Wyoming, near Etna, Wyoming, was built in 1938.”
Wikipedia article Salt River Hydroelectric Powerplant, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1993 · category: District · built in 1938.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Salt River Hydroelectric Powerplant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 533 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MCNEEL CREEK |
| 5 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PALISADES |
| 5 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MCCOY |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | KING CREEK |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | LOGJAM |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BURNS CREEK |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | CORRAL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Etna, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | - | A 59 mph wind gust was reported to the north of Etna. |
| December 2005 | Flash Flood | Etna | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000889 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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