Broken Bow Dam — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6415
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- McCurtain, OK
- Operating Since
- 1970
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- USCE-Tulsa District
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 108,853 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 12.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Broken Bow Dam
OperatingHydro
Ranked #5 of 11 Hydro plants in OK#194 of 1454 nationally
100 MW Hydro operating in McCurtain, OK — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.1388, -94.6845
County
McCurtain, OK
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 | USCE-Tulsa District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District | — |
| Owner(s) | USCE-Tulsa District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Broken Bow Dam is a 100 MW hydroelectric power plant located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 1970 and utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. It is owned and operated by USCE-Tulsa District. The facility consists of 2 generators using water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Broken Bow Dam is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 108,853 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 12.4%. Broken Bow Dam is ranked as the 5th largest hydroelectric plant out of 5 in the state of Oklahoma, and 190th out of 194 nationally. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 3 articles related to the industry and 1 concerning hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
4.7K MWh
Latest Month
108.9K MWh
Annual Generation
12.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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