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Nichols Gap P-8704
General information | |
| Waterway |
Unnamed Stream Nicolas Branch |
| Current status | Active license  |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Type of permit | FERC Exemption |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-8704 |
| FERC project name | Nichols Gap |
| Permit issued | 9/25/85 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Oregon Dept of Energy |
| Owner type | State |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1987 |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 0.9 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 2,660.0 MWH |
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