Wells Dam

Wells Dam ; ( Lake Pateros )
Location:	Chelan County / Douglas County , Washington (USA)
Tributaries:	Columbia River
Drain:	Columbia River
	Washington , United States
Coordinates	47 ° 56 '43 " N , 119 ° 51' 58" W Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '43 " N , 119 ° 51' 58" W.
	Data on the structure
Construction time:	until 1967
Power plant output:	851.4 MW
Operator:	Douglas County Public Utility District
	Data on the reservoir
Total storage space :	405,800,000 m³

The Wells Dam is a gravity dam with hydroelectric power station on the Columbia River , below the confluence of the Okanogan River and the Methow River in Chelan County and Douglas County in the US state of Washington . The dam, with its associated facilities and machinery, forms the Wells Hydroelectric Project. It is operated by its owner, the Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD).

The yellow cranes and other equipment are part of the Wells Dam

Aerial view

It has been producing electrical energy since August 22, 1967. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's operator license must next be renewed in 2052. In addition to two PUDs, the project supplies power to Puget Sound Energy , Portland General Electric , PacifiCorp , Avista Corporation and the Colville Indian Tribe .

The reservoir is called Lake Pateros . Just below the dam there is the Carpenter Island slipway and a fish hatchery. Lake Pateros is not deep, but it has a high throughput of water. Therefore Kaplan turbines (10 in total) are used for low hydraulic potential .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory . US Energy Information Administration. Accessed May 31, 2018.
^ Christine Pratt: Wells Dam gets new 40-year license . In: The Wenatchee World , May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
^ Northwest Hydropower News - Archives 2010 & Older . Foundation for Water & Energy Education. Accessed May 31, 2018.
^ Wells Dam Rehabilitation Project . Toshiba America Energy Systems Corp .. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

[eia-1] A ^b Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory . US Energy Information Administration. Accessed May 31, 2018.

[2] Christine Pratt: Wells Dam gets new 40-year license . In: The Wenatchee World , May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

[3] Northwest Hydropower News - Archives 2010 & Older . Foundation for Water & Energy Education. Accessed May 31, 2018.

[4] Wells Dam Rehabilitation Project . Toshiba America Energy Systems Corp .. Retrieved May 31, 2018.