Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project - Kettle Falls, WA - Hydroelectric Power Stations on Waymarking.com

The first hydro station was built in 1903, with upgrades taking place in 1910 and 1915, with further development taking place at later dates. It is still operational and supplies power equivalent to that required by about 1,000 homes. The 1915 upgrade was actually an addition, seeing a new power station built on the other side of the river. The older station having been refurbished, they both produce power at present.

In 1830 a gristmill was built by the Hudson's Bay Company on the river above the dam and continued in use until after the first generating station was built. Interestingly, this early use of the Colville River, makes it the oldest source of water power in continual use west of the Mississippi River.

The Meyers Falls Power Plant was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1995.

Coordinates for the project were taken at a viewing area to the east of both stations.

Operational: yes Type of power station: Run-of-the-river Operator: Avista Corporation Visitor center: no Date built: 01/01/1903 Generation capacity: 57.9 MW Type of turbine: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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Date Logged Log   10/04/2020 Rock Chalk visited it