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Conventional Hydroelectric Power Plants in California
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
208
Total nameplate capacity
9,874.4 MW
Generating units
364
National rank (conventional hydroelectric capacity)
#2
Every conventional hydroelectric plant in California
| Plant | Operator | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 7 | 714 MW |
| Edward C Hyatt | California Dept. of Water Resources | 6 | 644.1 MW |
| Colgate | Yuba County Water Agency | 2 | 315 MW |
| New Melones | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 300 MW |
| Devil Canyon | California Dept. of Water Resources | 4 | 276.2 MW |
| White Rock/Slab Creek | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 3 | 268.7 MW |
| Collierville Powerhouse | Northern California Power Agny | 2 | 253 MW |
| Folsom | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 3 | 198.6 MW |
| Mammoth Pool | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 190 MW |
| Dion R Holm | City & County of San Francisco | 2 | 180.2 MW |
| Spring Creek | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 180 MW |
| Big Creek 3 | Southern California Edison Co | 5 | 174.5 MW |
| Don Pedro | Turlock Irrigation District | 4 | 170.8 MW |
| James B Black | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 168.6 MW |
| Pine Flat | Kings River Conservation Dist | 3 | 165 MW |
| Jaybird | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 2 | 161.6 MW |
| Camino | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 2 | 157.8 MW |
| Judge F Carr | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 154.4 MW |
| Poe | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 142.8 MW |
| Pit 5 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4 | 141.6 MW |
| Trinity | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 140 MW |
| Kerckhoff 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 139.5 MW |
| Haas | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 135 MW |
| R C Kirkwood | City & County of San Francisco | 3 | 132.8 MW |
| Rock Creek | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 126 MW |
| Middle Fork | Placer County Water Agency | 2 | 122.4 MW |
| Parker Dam | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 4 | 120 MW |
| Belden | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 117.9 MW |
| Caribou 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 117.9 MW |
| Keswick | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 3 | 117 MW |
| Pit 7 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 109.8 MW |
| Moccasin | City & County of San Francisco | 2 | 103.6 MW |
| Pit 4 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 103.4 MW |
| Electra | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 3 | 102.5 MW |
| Big Creek 4 | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 100 MW |
| Balch 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 97.2 MW |
| Exchequer | Merced Irrigation District | 1 | 94.5 MW |
| Big Creek 1 | Southern California Edison Co | 4 | 88.4 MW |
| Stanislaus | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 81.9 MW |
| Pit 3 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 3 | 80.1 MW |
| Ralston | Placer County Water Agency | 1 | 79.2 MW |
| Pit 6 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 79.2 MW |
| W E Warne | California Dept. of Water Resources | 2 | 74.2 MW |
| Loon Lake | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 1 | 74.1 MW |
| Caribou 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 3 | 73.8 MW |
| Donnells | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | 1 | 72 MW |
| Pit 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 69.2 MW |
| Woodleaf | South Feather Water and Power Agency | 1 | 67.2 MW |
| Big Creek 2 | Southern California Edison Co | 4 | 66.6 MW |
| San Francisquito 1 | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 4 | 65.5 MW |
| Big Creek 2A | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 55 MW |
| Drum 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 53.1 MW |
| Tiger Creek | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 52.2 MW |
| Drum 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4 | 49.2 MW |
| Kings River PH | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 48.6 MW |
| Narrows 2 | Yuba County Water Agency | 1 | 46.7 MW |
| Chicago Park | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 44 MW |
| Salt Springs | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 42 MW |
| Forbestown | South Feather Water and Power Agency | 1 | 41.9 MW |
| Kern River 3 | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 40.3 MW |
| Butt Valley | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 40 MW |
| Union Valley | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 1 | 38.6 MW |
| Control Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 37.5 MW |
| Middle Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 37.5 MW |
| Friant Hydro Facility | Friant Power Authority | 4 | 37.5 MW |
| Upper Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 37.5 MW |
| Cresta | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 36.9 MW |
| Pilot Knob | Imperial Irrigation District | 2 | 33 MW |
| Bucks Creek | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 33 MW |
| Mojave Siphon | California Dept. of Water Resources | 3 | 32.7 MW |
| San Francisquito 2 | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 2 | 32 MW |
| Balch 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 31 MW |
| Big Creek 8 | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 30 MW |
| Muck Valley Hydroelectric | — | 1 | 29.9 MW |
| Tulloch | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | 3 | 29.9 MW |
| Diamond Valley Lake | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 9 | 29.7 MW |
| Dutch Flat 2 | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 27.3 MW |
| Kern River 1 | Southern California Edison Co | 4 | 26.4 MW |
| Robbs Peak | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 1 | 25.5 MW |
| Etiwanda | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 23.9 MW |
| Pardee | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | 3 | 23.6 MW |
| Grizzly | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 1 | 22 MW |
| Dutch Flat | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 22 MW |
| Terminus Hydroelectric Project | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | 1 | 20.1 MW |
| El Dorado | El Dorado Irrigation District | 2 | 20 MW |
| Alamo | California Dept. of Water Resources | 1 | 19.6 MW |
| Drop 4 | Imperial Irrigation District | 2 | 19.6 MW |
| De Sabla | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 18.4 MW |
| Wise | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 2 | 16.4 MW |
| Sand Bar Power Plant | Tri-Dam Power Authority | 1 | 16.2 MW |
| French Meadows | Placer County Water Agency | 1 | 15.3 MW |
| Forks of Butte Hydro Project | Hypower Energy, LLC | 1 | 14.5 MW |
| Halsey | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 13.6 MW |
| West Point PH | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 13.6 MW |
| Nimbus | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 13.4 MW |
| Rush Creek | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 13.1 MW |
| Newcastle | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 12.7 MW |
| Sly Creek | South Feather Water and Power Agency | 1 | 12.1 MW |
| Coleman PH | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 12.1 MW |
| Rollins | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 12.1 MW |
| Isabella Hydro Project | Isabella Partners | 2 | 11.8 MW |
| Monticello Dam | Solano Irrigation District | 3 | 11.5 MW |
| Poole | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 11.3 MW |
| Camanche | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | 3 | 10.8 MW |
| Portal | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 10.8 MW |
| Narrows PH | Yuba County Water Agency | 1 | 10.2 MW |
| Hat Creek 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 10 MW |
| Hat Creek 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 10 MW |
| Drop 2 (CA) | Imperial Irrigation District | 2 | 10 MW |
| Beardsley | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | 1 | 10 MW |
| Kelly Ridge | South Feather Water and Power Agency | 1 | 10 MW |
| Jones Fork | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 1 | 10 MW |
| Haypress | EIF Haypress LLC | 2 | 10 MW |
| San Dimas | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 9.9 MW |
| Drop 3 (CA) | Imperial Irrigation District | 2 | 9.2 MW |
| Foothill Feeder | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 2 | 9 MW |
| McSwain | Merced Irrigation District | 1 | 9 MW |
| Foothill | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 8.8 MW |
| Volta 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 8.5 MW |
| Bishop Creek 3 | Southern California Edison Co | 3 | 8.4 MW |
| Chili Bar | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 1 | 8.3 MW |
| Bishop Creek 4 | Southern California Edison Co | 5 | 8.2 MW |
| Perris | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 7.9 MW |
| Bishop Creek 2 | Southern California Edison Co | 3 | 7.3 MW |
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | South Sutter Water District | 1 | 7.2 MW |
| Spaulding 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 7 MW |
| Hatchet Creek Project | Mega Renewables | 1 | 6.8 MW |
| South | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 6.7 MW |
| Spaulding 3 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 6.6 MW |
| Oxbow (CA) | Placer County Water Agency | 1 | 6.1 MW |
| Black Butte | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 1 | 6.1 MW |
| Spring Gap | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 6 MW |
| Red Mountain | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 5.9 MW |
| Spicer Meadow Project | Northern California Power Agny | 3 | 5.9 MW |
| Drop 1 | Imperial Irrigation District | 3 | 5.7 MW |
| Haiwee | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 2 | 5.6 MW |
| Deer Creek PH | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 5.5 MW |
| Frankenheimer Power Plant | Turlock Irrigation District | 1 | 5.3 MW |
| Yorba Linda | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 5.1 MW |
| Big Creek Water Works | Big Creek Water Works Ltd | 1 | 5 MW |
| Stony Gorge | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 2 | 5 MW |
| Cove Hydroelectric | Snow Mountain Hydro LLC | 1 | 5 MW |
| Box Canyon Dam | Siskiyou Power Authority | 2 | 5 MW |
| Olsen | Olsen Power Partners | 1 | 5 MW |
| San Gabriel Hydro Project | Los Angeles County-San Gabriel | 2 | 5 MW |
| Lake Mathews | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 4.9 MW |
| Bishop Creek 5 | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 4.5 MW |
| La Grange | Turlock Irrigation District | 2 | 4.5 MW |
| Upper Dawson | Turlock Irrigation District | 1 | 4.4 MW |
| Siphon Drop Power Plant | Yuma County Water User's Association | 2 | 4.4 MW |
| Nacimiento Hydro Project | Monterey Cnty Water Res Agency | 2 | 4.4 MW |
| Slate Creek | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 4.2 MW |
| Valley View | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 4.1 MW |
| Drop 5 (CA) | Imperial Irrigation District | 2 | 4 MW |
| Murphys | Utica Water & Power Authority | 1 | 3.6 MW |
| Bowman | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 3.6 MW |
| Stampede | U S Bureau of Reclamation | 2 | 3.6 MW |
| Lake Mendocino | City of Ukiah - (CA) | 2 | 3.5 MW |
| Whiskeytown | City of Redding - (CA) | 1 | 3.5 MW |
| Merced Falls | Merced Irrigation District | 1 | 3.4 MW |
| Thermalito Diverson Dam | California Dept. of Water Resources | 1 | 3.4 MW |
| Turlock Lake | Turlock Irrigation District | 3 | 3.3 MW |
| Bear Creek (CA) | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Pleasant Valley Hydro | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Big Pine Creek | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Coyote Creek | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 3.1 MW |
| Rock Creek LP | Hydroland Omega LLC | 2 | 3 MW |
| Azusa | City of Pasadena - (CA) | 1 | 3 MW |
| Lundy | Southern California Edison Co | 2 | 3 MW |
| Burney Creek | Snow Mountain Hydro LLC | 1 | 3 MW |
| New Hogan Power Plant | Modesto Irrigation District | 2 | 3 MW |
| Moccasin Low Head Hydro Project | City & County of San Francisco | 1 | 2.9 MW |
| Temescal | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 2.9 MW |
| Corona | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 2.9 MW |
| San Fernando | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1 | 2.8 MW |
| Woodward Power Plant | Turlock Irrigation District | 1 | 2.8 MW |
| Parker | Merced Irrigation District | 1 | 2.7 MW |
| Warm Springs Hydro Project | Sonoma County Water Agency | 1 | 2.7 MW |
| Montgomery Creek Hydro | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 2.6 MW |
| East Highline | Imperial Irrigation District | 1 | 2.4 MW |
| Site 980 65 | Madera-Chowchilla Power Auth | 1 | 2.1 MW |
| Fall Creek | PacifiCorp | 3 | 2.1 MW |
| Gosselin Hydro Plant | Humboldt Bay Mun Water Dist | 2 | 2 MW |
| Roaring Creek Water Power | Shasta Hydroelectric Inc | 1 | 2 MW |
| Deadwood Creek | Hydro Sierra Energy, LLC | 1 | 2 MW |
| Rio Hondo | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1 | 1.9 MW |
| Kaweah 2 | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 1.8 MW |
| Bidwell Ditch Project | Mega Renewables | 1 | 1.8 MW |
| Toadtown | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 1.8 MW |
| Phoenix | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Bishop Creek 6 | Southern California Edison Co | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Cottonwood | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 2 | 1.6 MW |
| Combie South | Nevada Irrigation District | 3 | 1.5 MW |
| Baker Creek Hydroelectric | Baker Station Associates, LP | 2 | 1.5 MW |
| Angels | Utica Water & Power Authority | 1 | 1.4 MW |
| Bear Valley | City of Escondido - (CA) | 2 | 1.4 MW |
| Santa Felicia Dam | United Water Conservation District | 2 | 1.3 MW |
| Three Forks Water Power Project | Grizzly Mountain Ranch | 1 | 1.3 MW |
| Nelson Creek | Nelson Creek Power Inc | 1 | 1.2 MW |
| East Portal Generator | Calleguas Mun Water District | 1 | 1.2 MW |
| Ponderosa Bailey Creek | Snow Mountain Hydro LLC | 1 | 1.1 MW |
| Lost Creek I | Snow Mountain Hydro LLC | 1 | 1.1 MW |
| Springville Hydroelectric | Calleguas Mun Water District | 1 | 1 MW |
| Waterman Turnout Hydroelectric | San Bernardino Valley Mun. Water Dist. | 1 | 1 MW |
| Scott Flat | Nevada Irrigation District | 1 | 1 MW |
| Hickman | Turlock Irrigation District | 2 | 1 MW |
| Alta Powerhouse | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 1 MW |
| Volta 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1 | 1 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of the plant's generators.