Terror Lake
Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) provides 80 to 85 percent of the power they generate at the Terror Lake hydropower facility to the City of Kodiak and surrounding communities. In 2019, KEA started diverting around 15% of Hidden Basin Creek into the Terror Lake reservoir to increase the total energy produced each year.
Summary
Project Name: Terror Lake (Hidden Basin Diversion)
FERC Project Number: P-2743
Water Body: Kizhuyak River, Terror River, Hidden Basin Creek
Region: Southwest
Type of Project: Storage Dam
Status: Operating
Details
Primary User: Kodiak
Operating Utility: Kodiak Electric Association, INC
FERC License Expiration: October 05, 2031
Licensing Process: Traditional
Nameplate Power Capacity (MW): 34
Annual Estimate Generation (GWH): 135
Surface Area of Impoundment (acres): 1,020
Project Details: 193 feet high, 2,100 feet long dam, creating a 1020-acre reservoir with a capacity of 108,000 of useable storage
NOAA Fisheries Trust Resources: Chum, coho, pink salmon
NOAA Fisheries Area of Interest: Ensuring water quality and quantity for habitat protection and ensuring the salmon run in the unnamed stream adjacent to Hidden Basin Creek continues to thrive (Unnamed stream and Hidden Basin Creek run above the same shallow gravel aquifer).