Spring Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 450
- Capacity
- 180 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Shasta, CA
- Operating Since
- 1964
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 385,224 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 24.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Balancing Authority of Northern California
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Spring Creek
OperatingHydro
Ranked #17 of 247 Hydro plants in CA#104 of 1454 nationally
180 MW Hydro operating in Shasta, CA — Balancing Authority of Northern California
EIAGEMWD
180 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1964
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.6281, -122.4675
County
Shasta, CA
Nearby Plants
- KeswickHydro117 MW · 2.5 km
- WhiskeytownHydro3.5 MW · 6.9 km
- ShastaHydro714 MW · 10.6 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 | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | — |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Spring Creek Debris Dam is an earthfill dam on Spring Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, in Shasta County in the U.S. state of California. Completed in 1963, the dam, maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, serves primarily to collect severe acid mine drainage stemming from the Iron Mountain Mine. The dam forms the Spring Creek Reservoir, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) long. Spring Creek and South Fork Spring Creek flow into the reservoir from a 16-square-mile (41 km2) watershed. The dam is directly upstream from the city of Keswick, California and the Keswick Reservoir. The operation is part of the Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project.
Read more on WikipediaSpring Creek Power Plant is a 180 MW hydroelectric facility located in Shasta County, California. The plant, which began operating in 1964, utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology and consists of two generators. It is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Spring Creek is the 17th largest power plant in California out of 42, and ranks 104th nationally out of 194 plants.
The plant's primary fuel source is water (WAT). In the most recent year of data, Spring Creek generated 385,224 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.4%. The plant operates within the Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Balancing Authority of Northern California
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
19.1K MWh
Latest Month
385.2K MWh
Annual Generation
24.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
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
Deals·other
Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest U.S. coal sale in over a decade - Los Angeles Times
A Navajo tribe-owned company has bid $186000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana.
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Los Angeles Times·5 months ago
Deals·other
Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest US coal sale in over a decade
A Navajo tribe-owned company has bid $186000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana.
Navajo (buyer)
AP News·5 months ago
Industry·other
US’ coal push runs afoul of drop in demand
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette·5 months ago
Industry·other
The U.S. is about to hold the government's biggest coal sales in over a decade even as demand wanes
Eventually coal will get pushed out of the market. The economics will just eat the coal generation over time.”
Fortune·5 months ago
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