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Turlock Lake

Turlock Lake is a 3.3 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Stanislaus County, California, operated by Turlock Irrigation District.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1980 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.1 MW OperatingJul 1980
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.1 MW OperatingJul 1980
3Conventional Hydroelectric1.1 MW OperatingJul 1980

Plant details

Operator
Turlock Irrigation District
Location
Stanislaus County, California
Balancing authority
TIDC
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 3.3 MW
First unit online
Jul 1980
EIA plant ID
161

Location

37.6115, -120.5947

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem