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Thompson Falls Dam is a dam in Sanders County, Montana, in the northwestern part of the state. A complex of four hydropower dams stand on the Clark Fork River in downtown Thompson Falls, Montana: * the Main Channel Dam (ID # MT00224), 54 feet high * the Dry Channel Dam (ID # MT83013), 38 feet high * Intake Dam A (ID # MT83014), 53 feet high * Intake Dam B (ID # MT83015), 110 feet high Operations here began in 1915 with original construction on a set of natural falls. Today, the four dams together impound an upstream reservoir, with a water storage capacity of 8300 acre-feet, and a seven-unit hydroelectric generation capacity of 94 megawatts.〔http://www.pplmontana.com/producing+power/power+plants/Thompson+Falls+Dam.htm〕 Montana Power Company originally built the dam, PPL Corporation purchased it in 1997 and sold it to NorthWestern Corporation in 2014. The island between the dams contains a public park with hiking trails, picnic tables, and scenic overlooks.〔http://www.realty-northwest.com/exploringmontana/thompson-dam.htm〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thompson Falls Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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