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McGee Creek P-8492
General information | |
| Waterway |
McGee Creek Muddy Boggy Creek |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
| External news story | View |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-8492 |
| FERC project name | McGee Creek Dam |
| Permit issued | 6/18/86 |
| Permit expiration | 5/27/36 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | McGee Creek Authority |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1992 |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 0.1 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 730.0 MWH |
FERC approved license surrender for this project in Nov. 2022.
- Small, 85 kW project that operated at required minimum flow.
- Out of operation since 2015, when the wicket gates became stuck in the closed position.
- Uneconomical: it would take 17 years to recoup the cost of fixing the project, with a 20-yr guarantee on the new generator.
- 161 ft-high dam will be left in place per the surrender order.
- High hazard dam.
- Dam owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.
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