Selected US Hydroelectric Power Plants Operating in 2019
| Plant Name | River | State | Year Commissioned | Nameplate Capacity (MW) | Average Annual Net Generation 2019 (MWh/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard B. Russell | Savannah River | SC/GA | 1984 | 660 | 394,195 |
| Bath County | Back Creek | VA | 1985 | 2,772 | 376,000 |
| Helms | Kings River | CA | 1984 | 1,212 | 321,000 |
| Taum Sauk | East Fork Black River | MO | 1963 | 408 | 310,000 |
| Raccoon Mountain | Tennessee River | TN | 1978 | 1,530 | 298,000 |
In 2021, Rocio Uria-Martinez, Megan M. Johnson, and Rul Shan published a report on hydroelectric power plants operating on bodies of water in the US as recently as 2019, and data from their report are shown in the table. Of the plants in the table, the plant with the highest average power generated per year in 2019 was located on the