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This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in the United States with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW. 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 ...
The Chief Joseph Dam, a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River near Bridgeport, Washington As of 2023 [update] , the U.S. state of Washington has 1,242 dams that are able to impound 10 acre-feet or more of water and are regulated by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE).
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).
Dams on tributaries are listed if they are taller than 250 ft (76 m), store more than 50,000 acre⋅ft (62,000 dam 3), or are otherwise historically notable. Tributary dams are organized into two lists; those in the Upper Basin, defined as the half of the Colorado River basin above Lee's Ferry , Arizona , and the Lower Basin.
The Skagit River Hydroelectric Project is a series of dams with hydroelectric power-generating stations on the Skagit River in the north of the U.S. state of Washington. The project is owned and operated by Seattle City Light to provide electric power for the City of Seattle and surrounding communities.
The 124-foot tall hydroelectric dam, which is on the Broad River, about 25 miles from Asheville, is operated by the town of Lake Lure, according to the National Inventory of Dams. Its maximum ...
Hoover Dam power station. Hydroelectricity is, as of 2019, the second-largest renewable source of energy in both generation and nominal capacity (behind wind power) in the United States. [1] In 2021, hydroelectric power produced 31.5% of the total renewable electricity, and 6.3% of the total U.S. electricity. [2]
The removal of the four hydroelectric dams — Iron Gate Dam, Copco Dams 1 and 2, and JC Boyle Dam — allows the region’s iconic salmon population to swim freely along the Klamath River and its ...