Morony Dam

Morony Dam
Looking southeast at Morony Dam in 2007
Official nameMorony Dam
LocationCascade County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates47°34′54″N 111°03′26″W / 47.58167°N 111.05722°W / 47.58167; -111.05722
Construction began1928
Opening date1930
Operator(s)NorthWestern Corporation
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMissouri River
Height94 feet (29 m)[1][2]
Length883 feet (269 m)[1]
Power Station
Installed capacity49 MW
Annual generation307,170,000 KWh (2009)[3]
Morony Dam from the Sulphur Springs Trail

Morony Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam located on the Missouri River in Cascade County, Montana. The dam is 883 feet (269 m) long and 94 feet (29 m) high,[1] and generates 49 megawatts (MW) of power.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Emerling, p. 296.
  2. ^ Ellinghausen, Judy. "Water Falls of the Missouri." Destination Great Falls. Summer 2010, p. 11.
  3. ^ "Morony". Carbon Monitoring for Action. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ^ "Hydropower".