Coal Creek Station

Located between Washburn and Underwood, ND, on U.S. highway 83. North Dakota's largest lignite-fired electric generating station, two units.

Owned and operated by Great River Energy, Elk River, MN. Each unit rated at 550,000 kilowatts.

Unit 1 operational in 1979. Unit 2 operational in 1981.

Uses coal from The Falkirk Mine.

Quick Tour of Regional Power Plants:
North Dakota: Antelope Valley Station - Coyote Station - Stanton Station - Leland Olds Station -
Milton R. Young Station - Coal Creek Station - Heskett Station
South Dakota: Big Stone Plant
Minnesota: Black Dog Plant - Boswell Energy Center - High Bridge Plant - Hoot Lake -
Allen S. King Plant - Laskin Energy Center - Riverside - Sherco Plant - Taconite Harbor Energy Center
Montana: Lewis & Clark Station