Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Michigan
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Croton Hydroelectric Dam
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Located on the Muskegon River in Croton Township, Michigan
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Built in 1907
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40 foot high, impounding 7.2 billion gallons of water
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1,209 acre reservoir
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8,850 kilowatt output
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Croton Upwelling System
Objectives
- To enhance the turbine release temperatures for downstream fish habitat
Facilities
- Located in Newago, Michigan
- 2 - 25 foot diameter upwelling diffusers
- Supplied by portable air compressor
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| Installing new soaker hose on one of the spider web diffusers -- June, 2014 |
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| Zebra mussels are a big problem here |
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| Cleaning zebra mussels off of the diffuser |
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