Canyon Ferry

OperatingHydro

Ranked #12 of 23 Hydro plants in MT#282 of 1454 nationally

55 MW Hydro operating in Lewis and Clark, MT — Western Area Power Administration UGP West

EIAGEMWD

55 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1953

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

46.6490, -111.7279

County

Lewis and Clark, MT

Nearby Plants

Hauser
Hydro26.8 MW · 17.8 km
Green Meadow Solar, LLC
Solar3 MW · 26.3 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	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation

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

About

Canyon Ferry Dam is a concrete gravity dam in a narrow valley of the Missouri River, United States, where the Big Belt Mountains and the Spokane Hills merge, approximately 68 miles (109 km) downstream from the confluence of the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson rivers, and about 20 miles (32 km) east of the city of Helena, Montana. The dam is for flood control, irrigation, recreation and hydroelectric power. The building of the dam created a reservoir known as Canyon Ferry Lake.

Read more on Wikipedia

Canyon Ferry is a 55 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The plant, which began operating in 1953, is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water as its primary fuel source and consists of three generators. Canyon Ferry is the 12th largest power plant in Montana out of 23, and ranks 286th nationally out of 1464 plants.

In the most recent year with available data, Canyon Ferry generated 275,056 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 56.9%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Western Area Power Administration UGP West. News coverage related to the plant has included topics such as hazards, industry developments, and regulatory matters.

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