Canada

Snare Forks — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Snare Forks is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
63.33, -116.30

Coordinates

Insights

#715
largest in %s
#5,449
largest %s worldwide
#23,666
largest worldwide
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Canada
Coordinates
63.325, -116.298

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
858 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
68,622 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

186
cars / year
114
homes / year
38,990
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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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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