Sam Rayburn Dam

OperatingHydro

Ranked #7 of 24 Hydro plants in TX#292 of 1454 nationally

52 MW Hydro operating in Jasper, TX — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

52 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1965

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.0609, -94.1062

County

Jasper, TX

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-Fort Worth District	US Army Corps of Engineers - Fort Worth District	—
Owner(s)	USACE-Fort Worth District	US Army Corps of Engineers - Fort Worth District	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Fort Worth District

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

About

Sam Rayburn Dam is a 52 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Jasper County, Texas. The plant began operating in 1965 and is owned and operated by the USACE-Fort Worth District. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of two generators.

In the most recent year with available data, Sam Rayburn Dam generated 198,518 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Sam Rayburn Dam is ranked as the 7th largest hydroelectric plant out of 24 in Texas, and 297th out of 1464 nationally.

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