Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant
The 1500-kilowatt capacity Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant was constructed at Nooksack Falls on the Nooksack River in 1906 by Stone & Webster, which is the second oldest operating facility in western Washington.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Nooksack Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nooksack Falls.
Nooksack Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nooksack Falls is a waterfall along the North Fork of the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. The water flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet into a deep rocky river canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glacier.
Glacier
Hamlet
Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glacier is a census-designated place in the North Fork Nooksack River Valley, at an elevation of 906 ft, just 10 miles northwest of the Mount Baker Summit towering nearly 10,000 ft above it, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Glacier is situated 6 miles west of Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.90782° or 48° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
-121.8143° or 121° 48′ 52″ westInception
November 1906Operator
Puget Sound Hydro LLCOpen location code
84WWW55P+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 182274989OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q14713854
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