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Brief Reconnaissance Study for the Addition of Hydropower for Terry Dam, Cynthiana, Kentucky
The feasibility of retrofitting the Terry Dam near Cynthiana, Kentucky for power generation was examined. This dam has a developable head of 6 ft. and was built in 1920 for municipal water supply for the city. The study of environmental, institutional, safety, and economic factors showed that this site has adequate flow conditions for the development of hydroelectric power. But, the plant factor is low, and the plant would operate less than 50% of the time. The head at the dam is extremely low, and the generation characteristics would be substantially improved if the height of the dam was increased. If any work is performed on the dam in the future, the possibility of increasing the height of the dam and adding hydroelectric power should be investigated. (ERA citation 07:046132)
Brief Reconnaissance Study for the Addition of Hydropower for Terry Dam, Cynthiana, Kentucky
The feasibility of retrofitting the Terry Dam near Cynthiana, Kentucky for power generation was examined. This dam has a developable head of 6 ft. and was built in 1920 for municipal water supply for the city. The study of environmental, institutional, safety, and economic factors showed that this site has adequate flow conditions for the development of hydroelectric power. But, the plant factor is low, and the plant would operate less than 50% of the time. The head at the dam is extremely low, and the generation characteristics would be substantially improved if the height of the dam was increased. If any work is performed on the dam in the future, the possibility of increasing the height of the dam and adding hydroelectric power should be investigated. (ERA citation 07:046132)
Brief Reconnaissance Study for the Addition of Hydropower for Terry Dam, Cynthiana, Kentucky
T. G. Gebhard (author)
1982
19 pages
Report
No indication
English