Noxon Rapids

OperatingHydro

Ranked #2 of 23 Hydro plants in MT#50 of 1452 nationally

487.8 MW Hydro operating in Sanders, MT — Avista Corporation

EIAGEMWD

487.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1959

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

47.9605, -115.7336

County

Sanders, MT

Nearby Plants

Cabinet Gorge
Hydro265.2 MW · 27.5 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Avista Corp	Avista	—
Owner(s)	Avista Corp	Avista	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Noxon Rapids Dam is an earthfill gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Clark Fork river, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana.

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Noxon Rapids is a hydroelectric power plant located in Sanders County, Montana. The plant, which began operating in 1959, has a total capacity of 487.8 MW distributed across five generators. It is owned and operated by Avista Corporation. The plant is the second-largest of six hydroelectric facilities in Montana, and ranks 50th out of 194 nationally.

Noxon Rapids operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and is under the balancing authority of Avista Corporation. The plant's latest annual generation was 1,324,290 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 30.9%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $432.78 per kW.

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