Cochrane Dam is a
run-of-the river hydroelectric dam
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
on the
Missouri River, about northeast of
Great Falls in the
U.S. state of
Montana
Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...
. The dam has a concrete gravity design and is high and long. Its power station has two generators capable of producing 64
megawatt
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s. Construction of the dam was finished in 1958.
originally built the dam,
PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
History
Pennsylvania Power & Light was founded in 1 ...
purchased it in 1997 and sold it to
NorthWestern Corporation in 2014.
References
Dams completed in 1958
Energy infrastructure completed in 1958
Dams in Montana
Run-of-the-river power stations
Buildings and structures in Cascade County, Montana
NorthWestern Corporation dams
Dams on the Missouri River
Gravity dams
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