Big Fork
A 4.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in Flathead, Montana, owned by PacifiCorp, commissioned in 1910.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6459Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
4.1 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1910
Owner
PacifiCorp
Location
Flathead, Montana
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
21.3 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.5 | |
| 2016 | 29.5 | |
| 2017 | 21.4 | |
| 2018 | 26.1 | |
| 2019 | 27.2 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 28.4 | |
| 2022 | 26.3 | |
| 2023 | 25.1 | |
| 2024 | 21.3 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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