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Hydroelectric power plants in Colorado

50 hydroelectric power plants in Colorado, totaling 1.2 GW of nameplate capacity. Source: EIA.

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All hydroelectric plants in Colorado

Cabin Creek
Hydroelectric · Georgetown, Colorado · Operating · COD 1967
300 MW
Mount Elbert
Hydroelectric · Twin Lakes, Colorado · Operating · COD 1981
200 MW
Morrow Point
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 1970
173 MW
Flatiron
Hydroelectric · Loveland, Colorado · Operating · COD 1954
95 MW
Blue Mesa
Hydroelectric · Gunnison, Colorado · Operating · COD 1967
86 MW
Estes
Hydroelectric · Estes Park, Colorado · Operating · COD 1950
45 MW
Pole Hill
Hydroelectric · Loveland, Colorado · Operating · COD 1954
38 MW
Crystal
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 1978
28 MW
Tesla
Hydroelectric · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Operating · COD 1997
27 MW
Green Mountain
Hydroelectric · Kremmling, Colorado · Operating · COD 1943
26 MW
Boulder Canyon Hydro
Hydroelectric · Boulder, Colorado · Retired · 2013
15 MW
Shoshone (CO)
Hydroelectric · Glenwood Springs, Colorado · Operating · COD 1909
14 MW
Towaoc
Hydroelectric · Cortez, Colorado · Operating · COD 1993
11 MW
Upper Molina
Hydroelectric · Molina, Colorado · Operating · COD 1962
10 MW
Tacoma
Hydroelectric · Durango, Colorado · Retired · 1905
8 MW
Marys Lake
Hydroelectric · Estes Park, Colorado · Operating · COD 1951
8 MW
Tri-County Water Hydropower Project
Hydroelectric · Ridgway, Colorado · Operating · COD 2014
8 MW
Gross Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Boulder, Colorado · Operating · COD 2007
8 MW
James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant
Hydroelectric · Pueblo, Colorado · Operating · COD 2019
8 MW
Vallecito Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric · Bayfield, Colorado · Operating · COD 1989
6 MW
Manitou Springs
Hydroelectric · Manitou Spring, Colorado · Operating · COD 1927
6 MW
Lower Molina
Hydroelectric · Molina, Colorado · Operating · COD 1962
6 MW
North Fork Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Grant, Colorado · Operating · COD 1988
6 MW
Basalt
Hydroelectric · Aspen, Colorado · Operating · COD 1985
5 MW
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 2015
5 MW
Vinelands Power Plant
Hydroelectric · Palisade, Colorado · Operating · COD 2022
5 MW
Big Thompson
Hydroelectric · Loveland, Colorado · Operating · COD 1959
5 MW
South Canal Hydro-1
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 2013
4 MW
Ames Hydro
Hydroelectric · Ophir, Colorado · Operating · COD 1906
4 MW
Boulder City Lakewood Hydro
Hydroelectric · Boulder, Colorado · Operating · COD 2004
4 MW
South Canal Hydro-3
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 2013
4 MW
Williams Fork Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Parshall, Colorado · Operating · COD 1959
4 MW
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro
Hydroelectric · Boulder, Colorado · Operating · COD 2000
3 MW
Foothills Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Littleton, Colorado · Operating · COD 1985
3 MW
Grand Valley Project Power Plant
Hydroelectric · Colorado · Retired
3 MW
Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Boulder, Colorado · Operating · COD 1987
3 MW
Shavano Falls Hydro
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 2015
3 MW
Carter Hydro
Hydroelectric · Berthoud, Colorado · Operating · COD 2012
3 MW
Sugarloaf Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Leadville, Colorado · Operating · COD 1985
3 MW
Drop 5 (CO)
Hydroelectric · Montrose, Colorado · Operating · COD 2017
2 MW
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility
Hydroelectric · Rangely, Colorado · Operating · COD 1993
2 MW
Hillcrest Pump Station
Hydroelectric · Denver, Colorado · Operating · COD 1993
2 MW
Dillon Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Summit, Colorado · Operating · COD 1987
2 MW
Redlands Water & Power
Hydroelectric · Grand Junction, Colorado · Operating · COD 1931
1 MW
Salida
Hydroelectric · Salida, Colorado · Retired · 1908
1 MW
McPhee
Hydroelectric · Cortez, Colorado · Operating · COD 1992
1 MW
Granby Hydro
Hydroelectric · Granby, Colorado · Operating · COD 2016
1 MW
Georgetown Hydro
Hydroelectric · Georgetown, Colorado · Operating · COD 1906
1 MW
Ruxton Park
Hydroelectric · Manitou Spring, Colorado · Operating · COD 1925
1 MW
Strontia Springs Hydro Plant
Hydroelectric · Littleton, Colorado · Operating · COD 1986
1 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)