Big Creek Complex

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Big Creek Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in United States.

The complex consists of the following projects:

• Big Creek 1 hydroelectric plant
• Big Creek 2A hydroelectric plant
• Big Creek 3 hydroelectric plant
• Big Creek 4 hydroelectric plant
• Big Creek 8 hydroelectric plant
• J. S. Eastwood hydroelectric plant
• Mammoth Pool hydroelectric plant

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Big Creek Complex

Project name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Big Creek 1 hydroelectric plant	operating	1913	88.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
Big Creek 2A hydroelectric plant	operating	1928	110.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
Big Creek 3 hydroelectric plant	operating	1923	175.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
Big Creek 4 hydroelectric plant	operating	1951	100.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
Big Creek 8 hydroelectric plant	operating	1921	75.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
J. S. Eastwood hydroelectric plant	operating	1987	200.0 MW	Pumped storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]
Mammoth Pool hydroelectric plant	operating	1960	190.0 MW	Conventional storage	Southern California Edison (SCE) [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Big Creek Complex

Project name	Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Big Creek 1 hydroelectric plant	Big Creek, Fresno County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.2042, -119.2401 (exact)
Big Creek 2A hydroelectric plant	Auberry, Fresno County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.2001, -119.307 (exact)
Big Creek 3 hydroelectric plant	Auberry, Fresno County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.1485, -119.387 (exact)
Big Creek 4 hydroelectric plant	North Fork, Madera County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.139, -119.4901 (exact)
Big Creek 8 hydroelectric plant	Auberry, Fresno County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.2096, -119.329 (exact)
J. S. Eastwood hydroelectric plant	Shaver Lake, Fresno County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.1479, -119.257 (exact)
Mammoth Pool hydroelectric plant	North Fork, Madera County, California, United States	San Joaquin River	37.2203, -119.338 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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