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Rapid NV

Farad Hydropower Plant

Truckee - 2. Floriston (or Farad) to Verdi, NV (NV)

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Gauge Conditions
Truckee River a Farad CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 450.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Farad Hydropower Plant
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

The Farad Hydropower Project (FERC P-4161) was constructed in 1899 by the Truckee River General Electric Company as the first hydropower project on the Truckee River to provide power for the local silver mines. It contained two generating units with a combined capacity of 2.5 megawatts. The Sierra Pacific Power Company operated the project until a 1997 flood severely damaged the project rendering it inoperable. Truckee Meadows Water Authority assumed control of the facility but in 2017 determined that reconstruction of the project was not financially viable. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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2. Floriston (or Farad) to Verdi, NV
Truckee
III 10.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater