Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station
The Blenheim–Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. The plant is part of the New York Power Authority, and can generate over 1,100 megawatts of electricity.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in New York, USA
- Also known as: “Blenheim-Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mine Kill State Park and Brown Mountain.
Mine Kill State Park
Park
Mine Kill State Park is a 500-acre state park located in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The park is in the southeast part of the Town of Blenheim.
Brown Mountain
Peak
Brown Mountain is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located southeast of North Blenheim. Reed Hill is located southwest and Safford Hill is located northeast of Brown Mountain. Brown Mountain is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station.
Old Blenheim Bridge
Photo: Cg-realms, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Blenheim Bridge was a wooden covered bridge that spanned Schoharie Creek in North Blenheim, New York, United States. With an open span of 210 feet, it had the second longest span of any surviving single-span covered bridge in the world. Old Blenheim Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Blenheim and Gilboa.
North Blenheim
Hamlet
North Blenheim is a hamlet in the town of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Blenheim had a population of 54. North Blenheim is situated 2 miles north of Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station.
Gilboa
Village
Gilboa is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2020 census. The Town of Gilboa is in the southern part of the county and is southwest of Albany. Gilboa is situated 3 miles south of Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station.
Conesville
Village
Conesville is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Jonathan Cone, an early resident. Conesville is situated 5 miles southeast of Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station.
Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
- Location: Schoharie, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.44283° or 42° 26′ 34″ northLongitude
-74.4482° or 74° 26′ 54″ westInception
July 1973Operator
New York Power AuthorityOpen location code
87J7CHV2+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 419361399Wikidata ID
Q4926041
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Blenheim–Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布萊尼姆-吉爾博亞水力發電廠”
- German: “Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Blenheim-Gilboa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blenheim-Gilboa vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Blenheim-Gilboa vannkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Blenheim-Gilboa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project and New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center.
Nearby Places
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