Wolf Creek

OperatingHydro

Ranked #1 of 14 Hydro plants in KY#75 of 1454 nationally

270 MW Hydro operating in Russell, KY — Tennessee Valley Authority

EIAGEMWD

270 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1951

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

36.8691, -85.1470

County

Russell, KY

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	USCE-Nashville District	US Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District	—
Owner(s)	USCE-Nashville District	US Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

The Wolf Creek Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Cumberland River in the western part of Russell County, Kentucky, United States. The dam serves at once four distinct purposes: it generates hydroelectricity; it regulates and limits flooding; it releases stored water to permit year-round navigation on the Cumberland River; and it creates Lake Cumberland for recreation, the largest man-made lake by volume east of the Mississippi river. The Lake has become a popular tourist attraction.U.S. Route 127 runs across the top of the dam but is being relocated downstream.

Read more on Wikipedia

Wolf Creek is a 270 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Russell County, Kentucky. The plant began operating in 1951 and is owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USCE) Nashville District. It utilizes six generators and is fueled by water (WAT). Wolf Creek is the largest of five hydroelectric plants in Kentucky, and ranks 75th out of 194 nationally.

The plant's latest annual generation was 723,815 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 30.5%. Wolf Creek operates within the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing authority and is located in the SERC NERC region. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 8 articles related to industry topics, 1 related to hazards, and 1 related to regulatory matters.

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