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Hydroelectric power plants in North Carolina

40 hydroelectric power plants in North Carolina, totaling 2 GW of nameplate capacity. Source: EIA.

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All hydroelectric plants in North Carolina

Cowans Ford
Hydroelectric · Stanley, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1963
350 MW
Fontana Dam
Hydroelectric · Fontana Dam, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1945
255 MW
Cheoah
Hydroelectric · Tapoco, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1949
220 MW
Gaston
Hydroelectric · Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1963
178 MW
Hiwassee Dam
Hydroelectric · Murphy, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1940
166 MW
Narrows (NC)
Hydroelectric · Badin, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1917
109 MW
Walters
Hydroelectric · Waterville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1930
108 MW
Roanoke Rapids
Hydroelectric · Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1955
100 MW
Tillery
Hydroelectric · Mount Gilead, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1928
84 MW
Mountain Island
Hydroelectric · Mount Holly, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1923
60 MW
Santeetlah
Hydroelectric · Robbinsville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1928
45 MW
Nantahala
Hydroelectric · Topton, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1942
43 MW
Tuckertown Hydro
Hydroelectric · New London, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1962
42 MW
Oxford Dam
Hydroelectric · Conover, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1928
36 MW
High Rock Hydro
Hydroelectric · Denton, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1927
33 MW
Falls Hydro
Hydroelectric · Badin, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1919
31 MW
Bridgewater
Hydroelectric · Morganton, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1919
28 MW
Lookout Shoals
Hydroelectric · Statesville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1915
26 MW
Rhodhiss
Hydroelectric · Rhodhiss, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1925
26 MW
Thorpe
Hydroelectric · Tuckasegee, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1941
22 MW
Chatuge
Hydroelectric · Hayesville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1954
13 MW
Tennessee Creek
Hydroelectric · Tuckasegee, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1955
11 MW
Bear Creek Dam
Hydroelectric · Tuckasegee, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1954
9 MW
Cedar Cliff
Hydroelectric · Tuckasegee, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1952
6 MW
Turner Shoals
Hydroelectric · Mill Springs, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1996
5 MW
Tuxedo
Hydroelectric · Flat Rock, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1920
5 MW
Marshall Dam
Hydroelectric · Marshall, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1985
5 MW
Jordan Hydroelectric Project
Hydroelectric · Moncure, North Carolina · Operating · COD 2012
4 MW
Lake Lure
Hydroelectric · Lake Lure, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1927
4 MW
Tuckasegee
Hydroelectric · Tuckasegee, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1950
3 MW
Metropolitan Sewerage District
Hydroelectric · Asheville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1988
2 MW
High Shoals Hydro (NC)
Hydroelectric · High Shoals, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1934
2 MW
Mission
Hydroelectric · Murphy, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1924
2 MW
Rocky Mount Mill
Hydroelectric · Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Retired
2 MW
Haw River Hydro
Hydroelectric · Saxapahaw, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1981
2 MW
Queens Creek
Hydroelectric · Topton, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1949
1 MW
Avalon Hydropower
Hydroelectric · Mayodan, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1997
1 MW
Ivy River Hydro
Hydroelectric · Marshall, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1985
1 MW
Lockville Hydropower
Hydroelectric · North Carolina · Retired
1 MW
Franklin (NC)
Hydroelectric · Franklin, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1925
1 MW

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