Lookout Point — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3083
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Out of service
- Location
- Lane, OR
- Operating Since
- 1955
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- USACE Northwestern Division
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 175,357 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Bonneville Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Lookout Point
Out of serviceHydroGEM: operating
Ranked #8 of 63 Hydro plants in OR#158 of 1454 nationally
120 MW Hydro out of service in Lane, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
EIAGEMWD
120 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1955
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.9153, -122.7531
County
Lane, OR
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- Short MountainLandfill Gas3.2 MW · 20.2 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 | USACE Northwestern Division | US Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Owner(s) | USACE Northwestern Division | US Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District [100%] | — |
| Status | Out of service | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
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.
About
Lookout Point Dam is an earth-type dam on the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in Lane County. Its reservoir is called Lookout Point Lake. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with secondary purposes of power generation, recreation, and irrigation. Lookout Point Dam was completed in 1954 and is located 360.3 km upstream of the Pacific Ocean
Read more on WikipediaLookout Point is a 120 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Lane County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 1955 and is owned and operated by the USACE Northwestern Division. It consists of three conventional hydroelectric generators using water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Lookout Point operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Lookout Point generated 175,357 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 16.7%. The plant is ranked as the 8th largest out of 11 hydroelectric facilities in the state of Oregon, and 158th out of 194 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
175.4K MWh
Annual Generation
16.7%
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
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Drawdown
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Regulatory·federal policy
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (regulator)
Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB·1 years ago
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National Geographic·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Many residents say publicly they support maintaining hydropower at Willamette River dams
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Oregon Capital Chronicle·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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