Big Fork is a 4 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Commissioned
- 1924
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- PacifiCorp
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 48.059, -114.071
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About this plant
Big Fork is a 4.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by PacifiCorp since 1924.
Ranked #950 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 4.1 MW represents 0.0035% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Big Fork 1,659 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Hungry Horse (428 MW, Hydro), Selis Ksanka Qlispe (207.6 MW, Hydro), and Stoltze CoGen1 (2.8 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Montana, approximately 50 km northeast of Kalispell.
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