Gavins Point — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6624
- Capacity
- 132.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Cedar, NE
- Operating Since
- 1956
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- USACE-Omaha
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 712,555 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 61.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Gavins Point
OperatingHydro
Ranked #1 of 9 Hydro plants in NE#145 of 1454 nationally
132.3 MW Hydro operating in Cedar, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
132.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1956
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.8488, -97.4815
County
Cedar, NE
Nearby Plants
- YanktonDistillate Oil13.4 MW · 11.6 km
- Crofton Bluffs Wind LLCWind40 MW · 18.4 km
- Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLCWind81 MW · 24.7 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-Omaha | US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District | — |
| Owner(s) | USACE-Omaha | US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9-mile-long (3 km) embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake. The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles (1,305 km) upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River. It is the most downstream dam on the Missouri River.
Read more on WikipediaGavins Point is a hydroelectric power plant located in Cedar County, Nebraska. The plant has a total capacity of 132.3 MW across three generators and is operated by USACE-Omaha. It began operating in 1956, utilizing water (WAT) as its primary fuel source with conventional hydroelectric technology. Gavins Point is the largest hydroelectric plant in Nebraska and ranks 145th nationally among hydroelectric facilities.
The plant's latest annual generation was 712,555 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 61.3%. Gavins Point is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. News coverage of the plant includes 10 articles, with 6 focused on industry topics, 3 on regulatory matters, and 1 on hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
39.2K MWh
Latest Month
712.6K MWh
Annual Generation
61.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Gavins Point Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Western Area Power Administration
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUE.GAVINSPT.1_3
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Monona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; An
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 1:04PM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
NWS Omaha/Valley NE·5 days ago
Regulatory·federal policy
Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter release rate
Reduced releases from the Gavins Point Dam to the winter release rate on began Nov. 23 with the navigation flow support season ending on Dec...
Gavins Point Dam (operator)
USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)·3 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
Gavins Point Dam releases to be reduced to winter release rate
Releases from Gavins Point Dam will be reduced in late November as flow support to navigation ends. Releases are currently 25500 cubic feet...
Gavins Point Dam (operator)
USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)·4 months ago
Industry·corporate
Contracts For May. 24, 2019
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYDRS Global Enterprise Solutions Inc., Dulles, Virginia, was awarded a competitive single-award blanket purchase agreement...
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (other)DRS Global Enterprise Solutions Inc. (other)
U.S. Department of War (.gov)·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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