Piedra Del Aguila�New Hydropower for Argentina
Construction commenced in early 1985 on the 1. 0 billion Piedra del Aguila Hydroelectric Project on the Rio Limay about 1200 km (750 mi) southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project...
Construction of Yellowtail Dam & Power Plant 63-65
The Yellowtail Unit of the Missouri River Basin project is located on the Bighorn River in south central Montana. The key feature of the unit is Yellowtail Dam which rises 525 ft. between...
World's Largest SF6 Gas-Insulated Substation
The Itaipu hydroelectric powerplant is located on the Parana river which forms the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It will be the world's largest powerplant with an installed...
The Sultan River Hydroelectric Project
It took almost 70 years and required over 100 separate local, state and federal permits, but in June 1984, development of the Sultan River was finally completed for the multi-purpose use...
Methodology for Optimization of Cascade Small Hydro
An accurate classification of small hydro sites is introduced. Class 'C' small hydro developments utilize favourable topographical and hydraulic gradients along...
Solar Ponds for Power and Water Quality Control
The status is provided on a solar pond test project in which the Bureau of Reclamation is involved in a cooperative effort with UTEP (The University of Texas at El Paso), Bruce Foods Corporation,...
Hoover Dam Plus Fifty Years Equals El Cajon Dam
The completion of El Cajon arch dam on the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of Hoover Dam has given the opportunity to compare design and construction of two concrete arch dams constructed...
Hoover Dam Earthquakes Reconsidered
In 1936 and 1937 as the water rose behind Hoover Dam, earthquakes were felt in the Boulder City area and as far away as Las Vegas. Interest in induced seismicity was renewed in 1967 with...
Nanpil River Hydropower Project Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
The Nanpil River Hydropower Project is a 1600 KW run-of-the-river hydropower project located on the tropical island of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The hydropower project will...
An Overview of Hoover Dam Tunnel Spillway Damage
The Hoover Dam tunnel spillways have provided the Bureau of Reclamation hydraulic laboratories with new and continued opportunities for applied research. During the peak years of the Boulder...
Safety of Dams Activities in the Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region
In the Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec), there are presently eight BuRec dams and one Bureau of Indian Affairs dam being modified or studied for modification...
Carmen-Smith Uprate & Modernization
The Carmen-Smith Powerhouse is located on the upper McKenzie River, 75 miles northeast of Eugene, Oregon. Carmen's two nearly identical 42. 1 MVA vertical hydroelectric turbine...
Analysis of Expanding the Wolf Creek Powerplant
The Nashville District, Corps of Engineers, is examining the feasibility of expanding the Wolf Creek powerplant to increase its peaking capability. The economic analysis of peaking expansions...
Renovation of the Shoshone Powerplant, Wyoming
Shoshone Powerplant and Buffalo Bill Dam are located on the Shoshone River approximately 5 miles (8. 1 km) west of Cody, Wyoming. The Powerplant was completed and the first two generating...
The Twlefth Street Project?Multiple Uses on the Falls of the James River
This paper is about a hydroelectric project that was not built. The project is located in Richmond, Virginia on the James River. Project civil works, water rights and adjacent land are...
Fishery Issues Slow Boardman River Redevelopment
At issue was the requirement of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to require the establishment of fish ladders at the hydro sites....
Small-Hydro Development and Public Decisionmaking
This paper is based on a larger study (Soden, 1985), and employs concepts distilled from public choice theory - an increasingly well-accepted approach to the study of public policy and...
Determination of the Effects of Multiple Small-Scale Hydroelectric Projects on Resources in a California River Basin: A Matrix Approach
In 1983, Section 306 of the Energy and Water Appropriation Act required the FERC to conduct a comprehensive water resource analysis in the Upper San Joaquin River Basin, California. A...
Wilderness Hydrometeorological Study in the Colorado River Basin: A Case Study in Natural Resource Conflict Resolution
This paper describes the formation and progress of the Interagency Committee on Wilderness Hydrometeorological Data Collection (ICWHDC). It highlights how the ICWHDC is attempting to resolve...
Study of River Stage Fluctuations Resulting from Possible Operations of the Susitna Hydroelectric Project
Operation of the project to follow load may result in discharge and river stage fluctuations which could affect habitats and fish food sources. Limitations on hourly, daily, and weekly...
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