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Upper Falls Power Plant
Upper Falls Power Plant
LocationSpokane, Washington
Coordinates47°39′41″N 117°25′12″W / 47.6612868°N 117.4200307°W / 47.6612868; -117.4200307
Opening date1922
Owner(s)Avista
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSpokane River
Power Station
Turbines1 [1]
Installed capacity10 MW [2]

Upper Falls Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Spokane River located in Downtown Spokane, Washington. The facility is located on the Upper Spokane Falls in Riverfront Park where the river splits into three branches around snxw meneɂ (formerly known as Canada Island)[3] and Havermale Island. The power plant was completed in 1922 by Washington Water Power and is still operated by the company's successor, Avista.[4]

  1. ^ "Washington Water Power Spokane River Upper Falls Hydroelectric Development, Gate House, Spokane River, approximately 0.5 mile northeast of intersection of Spokane Falls Boulevard & Post Street, Spokane, Spokane County, WA". loc.gov. Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Power Generation". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hill, Kip (9 March 2017). "Canada Island renamed in Salish for the Spokane Tribe". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ Tinsley, Jesse (20 February 2017). "Then and Now: Upper Falls Power Plant". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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