Ocoee River Dam Release "Real Time"
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Ocoee River Dam Release "Real Time"
Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to meet emergency demands for electricity during World War II. The dam impounds the 360-acre (150 ha) Ocoee No. 3 Reservoir, which stretches 11 miles (18 km) upriver to the Tennessee-Georgia state line.[1] Ocoee No. 3's powerhouse is actually located several miles downstream from the dam, and is fed by a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) conduit that carries water to it from the reservoir.[2]
Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a concrete gravity diversion-type dam 110 feet (34 m) high and 612 feet (187 m) long, and has a generating capacity of 28,800 kilowatts. The dam's concrete overfall spillway has a discharge capacity of 95,000 cubic feet per second (2,700 m3/s), 1,560 cubic feet (44 m3) of which is via the dam's two 5-foot (1.5 m) by 7-foot (2.1 m) sluice gates located near the bottom of the dam. Ocoee Reservoir No. 3 has 360 acres (150 ha) of water surface and 24 miles (39 km) of shoreline.[1][2] Major recreational releases are typically scheduled for weekends during the summer months.[3]
The powerhouse of Ocoee No. 3 was built 4.2 miles (6.8 km) downstream from the dam in order to obtain maximum utilization of the elevation loss along this stretch of the river. A high pressure conduit- most of which flows through a 12-foot (3.7 m) by 12-foot (3.7 m) tunnel carved into the mountainside- carries the water from the reservoir at a relatively steady elevation. The water emerges from the tunnel at a point 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the reservoir intake and drops 180 feet (55 m) through a steel penstock to the powerhouse's lone turbine.[2]
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Rafting this was one of the funnest things I can remember. Such a cool day
@WadeHarrison
5 ай бұрын
It’s definitely a fun spot
Always interesting to see the rocks and features underneath the rapids at release flow. Thanks for posting Wade.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I got there early and was like this is cool and never filmed it so figured be easy to just set up and film real quick
They must be really good at storing water has it even rained this year?
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
It’s a very large watershed and they regulate the water extremely well for recreational releases even during dry months..
Now that’s pretty badass ! Haven’t gotten to see it run before
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I got there early so figured I make a quick video of the water coming down pretty cool to just chill there and watch it raise
Well that escalated quickly ;-)
@mountainhobbit1971
Жыл бұрын
LOL! yeah I thought that too after reading the title that said 'real time' ;-)
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
I let it go at normal speed and it’s seriously like 35mins I sped it up little to show how it looks
add water and fun time!
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
It’s one my favorite spots side walks both sides and deeper then any whitewater park and no concrete to destroy your boat ends and yeah my personal favorite it’s free 😝
Instant river just add water.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Yup
@ch678able
Жыл бұрын
cha cha chia
Sheesh. If we had announcements like that out here, it would cause complaints, then a protest, then a movement. LOL That was eerie and reminiscent of an Aldous Huxley novel and Chia Pet.
@WadeHarrison
Жыл бұрын
Hahha it’s so robotic and has a WW 2 feeling like an air raid is about to happen kinda cool and creepy at the same time
@ch678able
Жыл бұрын
@@WadeHarrison Never heard an air raid siren quite like that. Too high pitched and a voice behind it. The latter feature was the creepiest. lol Anyway, cool vid of the captured affluent escaping.