Operations here began in 1915 with original construction on a set of natural falls. Today, the four dams together impound an upstream reservoir, with a water storage capacity of 8,300 acre-feet (10,200,000 m3), and a seven-unit hydroelectric generation capacity of 94 megawatts.[1]
thompson, falls, sanders, county, montana, northwestern, part, state, countryunited, stateslocationsanders, county, montanastatusoperationalopening, date1915a, complex, four, hydropower, dams, stand, clark, fork, river, downtown, thompson, falls, montana, main. Thompson Falls Dam is a dam in Sanders County Montana in the northwestern part of the state Thompson Falls DamCountryUnited StatesLocationSanders County MontanaStatusOperationalOpening date1915A complex of four hydropower dams stand on the Clark Fork River in downtown Thompson Falls Montana Main Channel Dam National Inventory of Dams ID MT00224 54 feet 16 m high Dry Channel Dam MT83013 38 feet 12 m high Intake Dam A MT83014 53 feet 16 m high Intake Dam B MT83015 110 feet 34 m highOperations here began in 1915 with original construction on a set of natural falls Today the four dams together impound an upstream reservoir with a water storage capacity of 8 300 acre feet 10 200 000 m3 and a seven unit hydroelectric generation capacity of 94 megawatts 1 Montana Power Company originally built the dam PPL Corporation purchased it in 1997 and sold it to NorthWestern Corporation in 2014 The island between the dams contains a public park with hiking trails picnic tables and scenic overlooks 2 The site and adjacent buildings comprise the Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Dam Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places References edit Thompson Falls Dam www pplmontana com Archived from the original on 2006 11 13 Exploring Montana Thompson Dam 47 35 29 N 115 21 01 W 47 59149 N 115 35020 W 47 59149 115 35020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thompson Falls Dam amp oldid 1166714343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
