Morrow Point — Montrose, CO — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
173.2 MW
Technology
Hydro
2 generators
First Unit Online
December 1, 1970
Morrow Point is a hydro power plant in Montrose County, CO with 2 generating units totaling 173.2 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation. Its first unit came online in 1970.
About this plant
Morrow Point Dam is a 468-foot-tall (143 m) concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it creates Morrow Point Reservoir, and is within the National Park Service-operated Curecanti National Recreation Area. The dam is between the Blue Mesa Dam (upstream) and the Crystal Dam (downstream). Morrow Point Dam and reservoir are part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, which retains the waters of the Colorado River and its tributaries for agricultural and municipal use in the American Southwest. The dam's primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #111 in the U.S. by capacity
- #3 in CO by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (2)
2 generators
2 operational generators totaling 173.2 MW · online 1970–1971
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 514 |
| Plant Name | Morrow Point |
| Operator | U S Bureau of Reclamation |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | WACM |
| Power Market | |
| County | Montrose |
| State | Colorado (all interconnection requests in Colorado) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Hydro |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 173.2 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 173.2 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 173.2 |
| Generating Units | 2 |
| Operational Units | 2 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Montrose, CO
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