Beaver Dam (AR) — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 182
- Capacity
- 112 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Carroll, AR
- Operating Since
- 1965
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- USCE-Little Rock District
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 94,577 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 9.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwestern Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- MRO
Beaver Dam (AR)
OperatingHydro
Ranked #3 of 19 Hydro plants in AR#166 of 1454 nationally
112 MW Hydro operating in Carroll, AR — Southwestern Power Administration
EIAGEMWD
112 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1965
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.4215, -93.8474
County
Carroll, AR
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- HindsvilleSolar5 MW · 29.8 km
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-Little Rock District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District | — |
| Owner(s) | USCE-Little Rock District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Beaver Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and is formed by a dam across the White River. Beaver Lake has some 487 miles (784 km) of shoreline. With towering limestone bluffs, natural caves, and a wide variety of trees and flowering shrubs, it is a popular tourist destination. Beaver Lake is the source of drinking water in Northwest Arkansas, which is managed, treated and sold by Beaver Water District, serving more than 450,000 customers. 1 out of 7 people in Arkansas get their drinking water from Beaver Lake.
Read more on WikipediaBeaver Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Carroll County, Arkansas. The plant has a total capacity of 112 MW and is operated by USCE-Little Rock District. Commissioned in 1965, the facility utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with two generators and its primary fuel source is water (WAT). Beaver Dam ranks as the third largest of five hydroelectric plants in Arkansas, and 166th out of 194 nationally.
In the latest year of reported generation data, Beaver Dam produced 94,577 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 9.6%. The plant is located within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region and its balancing authority is the Southwestern Power Administration.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwestern Power Administration
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
4.1K MWh
Latest Month
94.6K MWh
Annual Generation
9.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·other
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jim Harris. Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine. Lynn Hackfield of Matagorda, Texas, was a happy angler after landing this nice...
Jim Harris (other)Lynn Hackfield (other)
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission·4 months ago
Industry·other
Fall is near, but the fish don’t know it; fishing report offers advice for landing a catch in Northwest Arkansas waters
Beaver Lake: Fall is near, but the fish don't know it. It's still summertime fishing, said Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers.
Reece Jones (other)
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette·6 months ago
Industry·other
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jim Harris. Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine. Robert Tinnin (in the background) was fishing with Ken Dougherty on the White River...
Jim Harris (other)Robert Tinnin (other)
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission·6 months ago
Industry·other
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jim Harris. Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine. Ross Mead brought in a nice smallmouth bass from the Spring River while fishing with...
Jim Harris (other)Ross Mead (other)
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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