Hydropower and DamsBy: Maggie Curran, Cara LaMotta, and Tara

McKeon

How its used to create energyA large pipe

delivers water to the turbine

Spins a generator

Produces energy

Types of DamsReservoir-type

storage impound water behind

the dam for seasonal, annual and, in some cases, multi-annual storage and regulation of the river.

Run-of-river dams weirs and barrages,

and diversion dams create a hydraulic head in the river to divert some portion of the river flows to a canal or power station.

Disadvantages AdvantagesHuman DisplacementFloodingSocial DisruptionCostlySedimentation ClogsDecaying Vegetation Diseases

HydropowerIrrigationWater supplyFlood controlRenewable Cheap JobsRecreation/boating/fishing

AdvantagesHydropowerIrrigation Water supplyFlood controlMultipurpose

Future EndeavorsLow-Head HydropowerRun-of-River FlowMicro-Hydro GeneratorsReduce demandEnhance supply & efficiencyImprove land & water managementPromote alternative supply options