hydroelectric dam

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hydroelectric
adjective
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/ˌhaɪ.drəʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/
producing electricity by the force of fast moving water such as rivers ...
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dam
noun[C]
uk
/dæm/us
/dæm/
a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for ...
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In 1950-52 ahydroelectricdamwas built.
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The outflow point is a smallhydroelectricdam.
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There is also ahydroelectricdamin the area.
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Thehydroelectricdamturned 50 years old in 2004.
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Thehydroelectricdamis 42 metres high and 940 metres long.
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Ahydroelectricdamwas built later and still exists further down the river.
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Ahydroelectricdamsits at the north end of the gorge.
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Since 1996, there is a smallhydroelectricdambuilt to provide its population with electricity.
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The lake is regulated by ahydroelectricdamwhich is part of a nearby power station.
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That 1960s growth was the result of the planning and construction thehydroelectricdam.
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Ahydroelectricdamwas completed in 1945 and its lake flooded the waterfall.
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It is threatened by deforestation, charcoal production andhydroelectricdamconstruction.
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The rapids are quiet now, as ahydroelectricdamhas been built.
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This structure was the firsthydroelectricdambuilt in the state.
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By 1930, the mine, smelter,hydroelectricdamand railroad were in full operation.
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There is ahydroelectricdamat the north end of the lake.
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An electrochemical gradient is analogous to the water pressure across ahydroelectricdam.
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Output is generally limited by weather conditions,hydroelectricdamwater levels, tidal variations and other outside forces.
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The length of thehydroelectricdamis 1550 m, its width is 16 m and height is 80 m.
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Ahydroelectricdamwas built in the 1920s which drained the narrow valley containing the group of falls.
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The focus of the mural was ahydroelectricdamwith a white horse in front of it, representing power.
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The lake's depth was raised by 72 metres by the construction of ahydroelectricdamin 1958.
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Sairandhri is the site of a controversialhydroelectricdamthat was proposed in 1958 and finally rejected in 1984.
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A third reason is a variation on the second: the operators of ahydroelectricdammay uprate its nameplate capacity by adding more generator units.
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An artificial lake has been constructed at an altitude of 1350 metres, and there is ahydroelectricdamin place since 1987.
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