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"The powerhouse is located at the east end of the falls and contains two vertical Kaplan
turbine/generators with a combined FERC authorized rating of 36.354 MW." [
Relicensing Study, p101]
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Relicensing Study, p209
When opened in 1990, the number of "wet days" has been reduced from 40% to 12%. |
Dry:
Wet:
Really wet:
David turned a little to his right.
Also in Dec 2023, Bells Farming made a video of them checking out the impact of the Dec 2023 flood on their fields. Most of them were under water, but since they grow potatoes and sweet corn, none of their fields had crops. And some of the area roads were also under water. Below was the scene in her video that taught me about this hydropower plant.
As she walked upstream she got a closer view of the falls.
This scene shows how full the river was.
She turned a little to her left. This shows the lookout from which some of the above photos were taken.
And from that lookout we have this view.
And turning a little to her left or upstream at that lookout.
There is another dam just upstream of the railroad bridge.
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