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This file photo from May 2024 shows the Manistee River flowing through Tippy Dam in Manistee County. The renewable energy ...
He and his team run three hydroelectric facilities along ... “This is the Middle Falls,” Dick said pointing to a dam that spans the Genesee River off of Brewer Street. That dam is part of ...
The dam on the Genesee River is the only one controlled by the ... That’s the purpose of the dam, not drinking water retention or hydroelectric generation. When the inflow to the dam is higher ...
Located on the Genesee River, at the northern end of Letchworth State Park and just south of Rochester, the dam plays a vital role in flood risk management for communities downstream, protecting ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it could make hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River safe for endangered salmon by building gigantic mechanical traps and hauling baby fish ...
The Water Resources Development Act of 2022 called on the Corps to release a disposition study on the cost/benefits of de-authorizing hydroelectric power along eight dams on the Willamette River.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Someone or some people are throwing the Veo e-bikes and e-scooters into the Genesee River in downtown Rochester ... They have to coordinate with the dam to slow and lower ...
Whitewater rushes out of Wilder Dam, near Hanover ... with the Connecticut River Conservancy have raised concerns about the quality of the data provided by Great River Hydro and about the ...
Rochester, N.Y. — Police are investigating after a body was found Tuesday morning in the Genesee River. Officers responded around 8:45 a.m. to an area of the river below the Driving Park Bridge ...
The river also houses dam infrastructure that generates enough power for tens of thousands of homes. Can all those things co-exist, while maintaining the health of the river and its ecosystems?
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