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Big Bend

General information

Waterway  Missouri River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation Peaking
Type of permit US Army Corps of Engineers

Ownership and operation

Owner USCE-Missouri River District
Owner type USACE
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1964
Transmission or distribution system owner WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 8
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 538.3 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 843,670.6 MWH

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