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Home / NW Hydro and Tours / Hydroelectric Projects / Montana Hydroelectric Project / Rainbow: Missouri River, MT

Rainbow: Missouri River, MT

May 20, 2011November 12, 2011

Owner: PPL Montana  

Type: Independent

Year Started: 1910

Location: Missouri River

State: Montana

Capacity: 35.6 MW

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    • Walk Through a Hydroelectric Project
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    • Inside a Hydropower Generator
    • Woods Creek Project Video
    • The Journey of Hydropower Video
    • Rivers to Power Video
    • Hydro Appreciation Video
  • Education
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    • Northwest Sources of Electricity Activity Book
      • Climate Change & Carbon Free Electricity Generation
      • How Hydropower Moves From Nature to Your Home
      • Be Power Wise
      • Ways Electricity is Generated
      • Download the Full PDF
    • Renewable Energy Discovery (REDi) Island
    • Curriculum & Kits
      • The Nature of Water Power
      • Make Your Own Hydropower
      • How Energy Moves from Nature to Your Home
      • Matty the Water Molecule
    • Teacher & Student Opportunities
    • Resources
      • Timeline of Electricity
      • Salmon in the Northwest
      • Renewable Energy Display
      • Columbia River History
      • The Water Cycle
  • Events
  • Environment
    • Following Nature’s Current: Hydropower in the Northwest
    • Fish Passage Tour
    • How a Hydroelectric Project Can Affect a River
    • Protection, Mitigation & Enhancement
    • Resources
      • What Makes The Columbia River Basin Unique
      • The Columbia River Basin Watershed & Its Ecosystems
      • Columbia River History
  • News
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  • Glossary
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