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The largest dam in Washington, in terms of structural volume, reservoir capacity, and electricity production, is the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. It is the largest power station in the United States with a nameplate capacity of 6,809 megawatts and one of the largest concrete structures in the world. [ 3 ]
The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of South Dakota.In 2022, South Dakota had a total summer capacity of 6,324 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 17,900 GWh. [2]
The cost of the dam was $13 million ($153,339,181 in 2006 dollars). [6] In 1961 a new Gorge High Dam was completed (300 feet (91 meters)) to replace the original Gorge Dam. This dam was featured in Alan Pakula's 1974 thriller The Parallax View, starring Warren Beatty. Construction of Diablo Dam was begun in 1927, five miles upstream from Gorge Dam.
Upper Falls Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Spokane River located in Downtown Spokane, Washington.The facility is located on the Upper Spokane Falls in Riverfront Park where the river splits into three branches around snxw meneɂ (formerly known as Canada Island) [3] and Havermale Island.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Maryland, sorted by type and name.In 2022, Maryland had a total summer capacity of 11,908 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 37,139 GWh. [2]
J. Strom Thurmond Dam, [1] also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located 22 miles (35 km) north of Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond. U.S. Route 221 (and Georgia State Route 150 on the Georgia side of the state line) cross it.