Dow St Charles Operations
Dow St Charles Operations is a power station in St. Charles, Louisiana. Dow St Charles Operations is situated nearby to Green Hill Cemetery, as well as near Glen N. Montz Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waterford Nuclear Generating Station and Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, about 25 miles west of New Orleans. Waterford Nuclear Generating Station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dow St Charles Operations.
Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Dam
Photo: TeamNOLAcoe, GFDL.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam is situated 1¼ miles north of Dow St Charles Operations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hahnville and Norco.
Hahnville
Village
Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn. Hahnville is situated 2½ miles east of Dow St Charles Operations.
Norco
Village
Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell/Valero manufacturing complex. Norco is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dow St Charles Operations.
Killona
Hamlet
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others. Killona is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dow St Charles Operations.
Dow St Charles Operations
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Dow St Charles Power Plant”
- Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: St. Charles, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.98349° or 29° 59′ 1″ northLongitude
-90.44671° or 90° 26′ 48″ westInception
March 1980Operator
Union Carbide CorporationOpen location code
76XFXHM3+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 1087794658OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q12002485
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Dow St Charles Operations” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Charles gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “St. Charles gasskraftverk”
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