100 MW Hydro operating in Marion, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1953
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.7224, -122.2511
County
Marion, OR
Nearby Plants
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 | USACE Northwestern Division | US Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District | — |
| Owner(s) | USACE Northwestern Division | US Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Detroit Dam is a gravity dam on the North Santiam River between Linn County and Marion County, Oregon. It is located in the Cascades, about 5 mi (8.0 km) west of the city of Detroit. It was constructed between 1949 and 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam created 400-foot (120 m) deep Detroit Lake, more than 9 miles (14 km) long with 32 miles (51 km) of shoreline.
Read more on WikipediaThe Detroit hydroelectric plant is located in Marion County, Oregon. The plant has a total capacity of 100 MW across two generators, and it began operating in 1953. The primary fuel source is water (WAT), and the plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. The owner and operator is the USACE Northwestern Division.
Detroit's latest annual generation was 219,705 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 25.1%. The plant operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Detroit ranks as the 11th largest power plant in Oregon out of 11 plants, and 192nd nationally out of 194 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
7.8K MWh
Latest Month
219.7K MWh
Annual Generation
25.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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