Snare Forks is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Commissioned
- —
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- —
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 63.325, -116.298
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About this plant
Snare Forks is a 10.2 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning.
Ranked #337 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Snare Forks’ 10.2 MW represents 0.01% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Snare Forks 550 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Snare Rapids / Ted Humphrys (8.5 MW, Hydro) and Snare Falls / Johnny Simpson (7.4 MW, Hydro). Snare Forks is located in the Northwest Territories, approximately 200 km northeast of Yellowknife.
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