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Hydroelectrical Power Generation

Energy in the News

Breast Shot Wheel

Overshot Wheel

Typical Hydroelectrical Station

Low Head Hydroelectrical Generators

Microhydro Installation

Moderate Head Hydro

Francis turbine

Water Flow in a Francis Turbine

High Head Hydro

Pelton Water Wheel

Jets of Water Hitting Pelton Wheel

Optimum Hydroelectric Turbine Type

Hydroelectrical Power Use by State

States Producing Most Hydroelectricity

Hydropower Output by Nation

Itaipu Dam

Three Gorges Area of Yangtze River

Three Gorges Area

Environmental Problems with Dams

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