Water levels at Lake Mead have dropped to 1,099 feet mean above sea level (msl)—and keep falling mostly due to surging water demand—but some existing turbines at the 2,080-MW Hoover Dam (shown ...

In 2014, the dam generated 3.1 million megawatt hours of energy. It saw its highest power generation ever in 1984 and 1985, with production around 8.8 million megawatt hours each of those years.

Incorporated County of Los Alamos, NM – up to $4.56 million for a project in Los Alamos, NM – To add a low flow turbine/generator to the 13.8 MW hydroelectric plant in Abiquiu, New Mexico, increasing ...

Oroville Dam: Feather River releases on the increase, second powerplant turbine onlineSince the main spillway was shut down, the water level in the lake has risen 18 feet by Tuesday, but was is ...

Under certain conditions, the water below the dam can have 135 percent of the normal amount of dissolved gas in solution. High levels of dissolved gas hurt or kill fish, from eggs to adult stages.

Glen Canyon Dam’s intake points for the water to power the plant’s eight turbines will be above the water line — the minimum power pool — if the lake level drops another 33 feet.

Little Goose Dam construction started on the Snake River near Starbuck in June 1963. It is 2,655 feet long with an effective height of about 100 feet. It has six turbines. Brigida I. Sanchez Army ...

Water: Detroit takes step toward restoring water to residents after wildfire But by producing power in that manner, it restricts the downstream passage of the migrating fish, contributing to their ...

Environment Local News Northwest Dam turbine leaks oil into Snake River in Eastern WA Oct. 26, 2022 at 7:48 pm Updated Oct. 26, 2022 at 7:48 pm By Tri-City Herald ...

Turbine Unit 1 is the last of Cabinet Gorge Dam’s four generators to get rebuilt. The project will cost about $12 million.

Local Dam turbine leaks hundreds of gallons of oil into Snake River in Eastern WA By Tri-City Herald staff Updated November 1, 2022 3:42 PM ...