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This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity. Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed. The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity at 22,500 MW of power. In second place is the Baihetan Dam, also in China, with a capacity of ...
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amount of storage, in which case the storage reservoir is referred to as pondage.
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 Three Gorges Dam, the largest power-generating facility in the world The Itaipu Dam The Guri Dam The Tucurui Dam The Grand Coulee Dam The Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam The Caruachi Dam The Hoover Dam The Srisailam Dam The Narmada Dam The Keban Dam Iron Gates Dam, Romania-Serbia The Robert-Bourassa and La Grande-2-A generating stations ...
HAER No. WA-21-J, "Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Cottage No. 1", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page; HAER No. WA-21-K, "Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Plant Two Powerhouse", 5 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page; HAER No. WA-21-L, "Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Intake Two, Tunnel Portals, Forebay ...
Cushman Dam No. 1 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, which in derogation of the natural and treaty rights of the Native inhabitants impounded and enlarged the formerly natural Lake Cushman, leading to damage claims in excess of $5 billion and an eventual settlement agreement with the Skokomish tribe that terminates the right to operate ...
List of world's tallest dams; List of hydropower stations in Africa; List of lakes This page was last edited on 25 December 2024, at 21: ...