ID
Felt P-5089
General information | |
Waterway |
Teton River |
Current status | Active license  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-5089 |
FERC project name | Felt |
Permit issued | 9/4/83 |
Permit expiration | 8/27/23 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc |
Owner type | Cooperative |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1946 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | PacifiCorp |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 4 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 7.4 MW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 20,537.7 MWH |
The 12-foot-high dam, originally constructed in the early 1900s, was granted a 40-year license by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 1983. Since its construction, the Felt Dam has largely blocked Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other native fish species from accessing the upper reaches of the Teton River where colder water would give them a better chance of persisting in the face of climate change.
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