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Pricing Supplement No. 16 Filing under Rule 424(b)(3)
Dated November 20, 1995 Registration No. 33-51669
(To Prospectus dated January 12,
1994 as supplemented by the
Prospectus Supplement dated
January 19, 1994)
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$250,000,000
THE WASHINGTON WATER POWER COMPANY
Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series B
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Principal amount ($): $15,000,000 Subject to General Redemption
Original Issue Date: November 28, 1995 (at general redemption prices)
Stated Maturity Date: November 28, 2005 Yes No (X)
Interest Rate (%): 6.50 Initial Redemption Date: N/A
Issue price (%): 100.00 Redemption Limitation Date: N/A
Selling Agent's commission (%): .625 Initial Redemption price (%): N/A
Net proceeds to Company (%): 99.375 Reduction Percentage: N/A
Form: Book-Entry (X)
Certificated Subject to Special Redemption
(at special redemption prices)
Yes No (X)
Initial Redemption Price: N/A
Reduction Percentage: N/A
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Use of Proceeds: A/S
Additional terms: N/A
"N/A" as used herein means "Not Applicable". "A/S" as used herein
means "As stated in the Prospectus referred to above".
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
PaineWebber Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
