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Susan B. Carter and Dustin Chambers
Table Dh268-273 - Dams and hydroelectric power plants owned by the federal government and the Tennessee Valley Authority-number and capacity: 1904-1999
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Dh268
Dh269
Dh270
Dh271
Dh272
Dh273
Federal government hydroelectric power plants, by year put into service
Tennessee Valley Authority dams, by year completed
Operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Operated by other entities
Number
Capacity
Number
Capacity
Number
Capacity
Row
Year
Number
Megawatts
Number
Megawatts
Number
Megawatts
1
1904
----
----
1
10.3
----
----
2
1909
1
27.7
----
----
----
----
3
1911
----
----
2
2.8
1
22.0
4
1912
1
1.5
1
1.4
1
12.0
5
1913
----
----
1
1.1
1
18.0
6
1914
----
----
1
3.0
----
----
7
1916
----
----
----
----
1
37.0
8
1924
----
----
----
----
1
629.0
9
1925
2
11.8
----
----
----
----
10
1926
----
----
1
57.9
----
----
11
1927
1
6.4
1
129.6
----
----
12
1930
----
----
1
10.4
1
13.0
13
1933
----
----
1
3.0
----
----
14
1936
1
2,078.8
----
----
2
495.3
15
1937
----
----
1
0.3
----
----
16
1938
----
----
----
----
1
228.0
17
1939
1
51.8
----
----
1
116.0
18
1940
1
27.9
----
----
2
245.0
19
1941
1
6,809.0
2
29.4
1
75.0
20
1942
1
120.0
----
----
3
212.0
21
1943
1
26.0
----
----
3
198.1
22
1944
1
629.0
----
----
3
1,000,241.0
23
1948
1
5.0
----
----
1
68.0
24
1949
1
117.0
----
----
----
----
25
1950
3
121.0
----
----
1
46.0
26
1951
2
248.1
----
----
----
----
27
1952
2
443.0
----
----
1
83.0
28
1953
1
50.0
1
10.0
1
32.0
29
1954
2
132.7
----
----
----
----
30
1955
3
253.6
----
----
----
----
31
1956
1
12.0
----
----
----
----
32
1957
1
176.6
----
----
----
----
33
1958
3
55.9
2
5.9
----
----
34
1959
1
4.5
----
----
----
----
35
1960
2
84.1
----
----
----
----
36
1961
----
----
1
33.0
----
----
37
1962
2
13.5
----
----
----
----
38
1963
2
306.4
----
----
1
75.0
39
1964
4
1,616.4
----
----
----
----
40
1966
1
250.0
1
7.2
----
----
41
1967
2
111.6
----
----
1
96.0
42
1968
2
212.0
----
----
----
----
43
1970
1
173.3
----
----
1
37.0
44
1973
----
----
1
36.0
----
----
45
1978
1
28.0
----
----
1
16,000.0
46
1979
1
300.0
----
----
1
140.0
47
1981
1
200.0
----
----
----
----
48
1982
----
----
1
4.0
----
----
49
1983
----
----
1
3.9
----
----
50
1984
----
----
1
6.0
----
----
51
1987
----
----
1
4.6
----
----
52
1988
1
3.7
----
----
----
----
53
1989
----
----
1
0.1
----
----
54
1992
3
22.3
----
----
----
----
55
1993
1
11.5
1
36.0
----
----
56
1994
1
4.5
----
----
----
----
57
1995
----
----
1
0.3
----
----
58
1999
----
----
1
1.9
----
----
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