Fort Peck — McCone, MT — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
179.7 MW
Summer: 218 MW | Winter: 218 MW
Technology
Hydro
5 generators
First Unit Online
July 1, 1943
Fort Peck is a hydro power plant in McCone County, MT with 5 generating units totaling 179.7 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by USACE-Omaha. Its first unit came online in 1943.
About this plant
The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeast Montana in the United States, near Glasgow, and adjacent to the community of Fort Peck. At 21,026 feet (6,409 m) in length and over 250 feet (76 m) in height, it is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the United States, and creates Fort Peck Lake, the fifth largest artificial lake in the U.S., more than 130 miles (210 km) long, 200 feet (61 m) deep, and it has a 1,520-mile (2,450 km) shoreline which is longer than the state of California's coastline. It lies within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. The dam and the 134-mile-long (216 km) lake are owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and exist for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and water quality management.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #105 in the U.S. by capacity
- #6 in MT by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (5)
5 generators
5 operational generators totaling 179.7 MW · online 1943–1961
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 6623 |
| Plant Name | Fort Peck |
| Operator | USACE-Omaha |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | WAUW |
| Power Market | |
| County | McCone |
| State | Montana (all interconnection requests in Montana) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Hydro |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 179.7 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 218 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 218 |
| Generating Units | 5 |
| Operational Units | 5 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing McCone, MT
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