Canyon Ferry: Missouri River, MT

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Year Started: 1953

Location: Missouri River

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Capacity: 49.8 MW

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Canyon Ferry Dam and Powerplant are on the Missouri River about 1.5 miles downstream from the original Canyon Ferry Dam and the Montana Power Company’s 6,700 kilowatt in the backwater Hauser Lake. The dam is a concrete gravity structure approximately 1,000 feet in length along the crest with a structural height of 225 feet.