Monroe Street Hydroelectric Development - Spokane, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 39.688 W 117° 25.486
11T E 468107 N 5278762
This Hydroelectric Development is right in the heart of downtown Spokane, the first to be built on the Spokane River. Tally=8
Waymark Code: WMQCKQ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Brought into operation in 1890, this is the oldest hydro electric operation in Washington still in operation. Built by the Washington Water Power Company, it is now part of the stable of facilities operated by Avista Corp. A small hydro plant, it produces 15 Megawatts. The original plant was capable of 7.5 Megawatts, but renovations and replacement of the 1890 generators in 1992 allowed a doubling of output using the same amount of water flow. This was accomplished by replacing five turbines and generators with a single state of the art turbine-generator unit.

The dam itself has a height of 24 feet and a width of approximately 200 feet. Prior to the renovations of the powerhouse the dam itself was rebuilt in 1974.
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2-Buildings • Art Deco - Art Nouveau • Spokane City Hall • WMJJ2H 4-Culture • Frieze Art • Spokane City Hall • WMJJ2P 6-History • Vintage Ad Locations • Washington Water Power Company • WMJVCA 9-Nature • Man-made Waterfalls • Monroe Street Dam • WMK5M3 10-Oddities • Superlatives • OLDEST - FIRST - Operational Hydro Facility • WMJHQP 12-Signs • Bridge Date Stones and Plaques • Post Street Bridge - 1917 • WMJJDE 13-Structures • Hydroelectric Power Stations • Monroe Street Hydroelectric Development • WMJHN4 14-Technology • Wikipedia Entries • Spokane Falls • WMJHQR

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