Sam Rayburn Dam hydroelectric plant

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Sam Rayburn Dam hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Jasper County, Texas, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Sam Rayburn Dam hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1][2] 1965[1][2] 52 MW[1][2] 2 x 26 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] US Army Corps of Engineers - Fort Worth District[3] US Army Corps of Engineers - Fort Worth District[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Sam Rayburn Dam hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jasper County, Texas, United States[1][2] Angelina River[3] 31.0609, -94.1062 (exact)[1][2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/september_generator2024.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230221170108/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/sam-rayburn/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)