Location Name - Cochrane Dam
GREAT FALLS 59401

County: Cascade
Region: Region 5 – CENTRAL MONTANA
Location ID: 168


Website:
http://www.pplmontana.com/producing+power/power+plants/Cochrane+Dam.htm (Website)

Description:
Cochrane Dam is a three-unit hydroelectric plant on the Missouri River, about eight miles downstream from Great Falls, Mont. The units have a total generating capacity of 60 megawatts. Cochrane Dam, which began commercial operation in 1958, is 753 feet long and 59 feet high. Its 2-mile-long reservoir has a storage capacity of 2,700 acre-feet. The dam is classified as a “run-of-river” project because it can generate electricity using the water that flows down the river, without the need to store additional water supplies.



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