Mobley Engineering

Design and installation of aeration systems for hydropower, water supply reservoirs and other applications

 
Mio Hydroelectric  Plant, Michigan

 
Mio Hydroelectiric Dam
 
  • The 4th of 6 dams built on the lower Au Sable River
  • Located in Mio, Michigan
  • Completed in 1916
  • The first hydroelectric plant to use a conduit or under-sluice spillway
  • 4,900 kilowatt capacity

 

Mio Upwelling System

Objectives
  • To enhance turbine release temperatures for downstream fish habitat
 Facilities
  • 2 - 25 foot diameter upwelling diffusers
  • Supplied by portable air compressor

 
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Mobley Engineering, Inc. • PO Box 600 Norris, Tennessee 37828
phone (865) 494-0600 • fax (865) 494-0611
Email: info@mobleyengineering.com

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