Kerckhoff 1 Power Station
Kerckhoff 1 Power Station is a power station in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Kerckhoff 1 Power Station is situated nearby to the park San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area, as well as near San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area and Kerckhoff Dam.
San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area
Park
San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area is a park, which is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Kerckhoff 1 Power Station.
Kerckhoff Dam
Power station
Kerckhoff Dam is a concrete arch dam on the San Joaquin River in Fresno County, California, about 10 mi southwest of Big Creek. The 114 ft tall dam is a run-of-the-river facility impounding 4,252 acre⋅ft of water and is the primary feature of Pacific Gas and Electric's Kerckhoff hydroelectric project. Kerckhoff Dam is situated 1½ miles south of Kerckhoff 1 Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prather and Hildreth.
Prather
Village
Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 25 miles northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,657 ft. Prather has a population of 1,569. Prather is situated 4½ miles southeast of Kerckhoff 1 Power Station.
Hildreth
Hamlet
Hildreth is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 3.5 miles east-southeast of O'Neals, at an elevation of 1247 feet. In the late 1870s, Tom Hildreth opened a store at the site, thereby beginning the town named for him. Hildreth is situated 4½ miles west of Kerckhoff 1 Power Station.
Marshall Junction
Hamlet
Marshall Station is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. It was located near the south end of the Auberry Valley 3.5 miles west-southwest of Prather. Marshall Junction is situated 5 miles south of Kerckhoff 1 Power Station.
Kerckhoff 1 Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.09226° or 37° 5′ 32″ northLongitude
-119.55269° or 119° 33′ 10″ westInception
August 1920Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyOpen location code
85923CRW+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 169674292
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Notable Places Nearby
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