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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Montana. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "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 ).
The dam's hydro power plant consists of three units that receive water from three different penstocks, located 865 feet (264 m) upstream. [8] In the early 21st century, with an installed capacity of 208 MW, [9] the dam provided enough power for about 147,000 homes and more than $9 million in annual revenue for the tribes.
The dam and the 134-mile-long (216 km) lake are owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and exist for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and water quality management. [4] The dam presently has a nameplate capacity of 185.25 megawatts, divided among 5 generating units (which in turn are divided between ...
This category contains articles about hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. state of Montana. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in Montana" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Noxon Rapids Dam is an earthfill gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Clark Fork river, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. The dam is located in the far northwest of Montana near the Idaho border. Downriver of Noxon Rapids Dam the Clark Fork is again impounded by the Cabinet Gorge Dam. The operating capacity of Noxon Rapids ...
Hydroelectric power plants in Montana (13 P) Pages in category "Dams in Montana" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... Willow Creek Dam ...
Today, the four dams together impound an upstream reservoir, with a water storage capacity of 8,300 acre-feet (10,200,000 m 3), and a seven-unit hydroelectric generation capacity of 94 megawatts. [1] Montana Power Company originally built the dam, PPL Corporation purchased it in 1997 and sold it to NorthWestern Corporation in 2014. The island ...
Black Eagle Dam is a hydroelectric gravity weir dam located on the Missouri River in the city of Great Falls, Montana. [2] [3] The first dam on the site, built and opened in 1890, was a timber-and-rock crib dam. [4] This structure was the first hydroelectric dam built in Montana [5] [6] and the first built on the Missouri River. [4]