Fishing Creek — 42 MW Hydroelectric

Fishing Creek is a 42.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC since its commissioning in 1916.
Ranked #340 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States, Fishing Creek’s 42.3 MW represents 0.04% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Fishing Creek 160.5 times smaller.
Nearby plants include V C Summer (1029.6 MW, Nuclear), Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station (1029.6 MW, Nuclear), and Fairfield Pumped Storage (587.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 80 km northwest of Columbia.