The river flows through a dam upon exiting the south end of Clowhom Lake.

There is a 310 meter long penstock leading to a single turbine just above sea level, due to limited water it is considered a peaking plant.

The location of the dam is 32 km northeast of the town of Sechelt and is operated by BC Hydro.

[6]49°42′41″N 123°32′7″W / 49.71139°N 123.53528°W / 49.71139; -123.53528 (Clowhom)[7] Five kilometers down the BC Hydro Clowhom-Sechelt transmission line is another hydroelectric plant, completed in 1997 and owned by Regional Power Incorporated.

This run-of-river project has a long penstock which drops 360 meters to two 8.3 Mw turbines on Salmon Inlet.