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Hartwell Dam Spillway Release (17/28)
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HARTWELL,
Ga.
-
Water
rushes
through
12
spillway
gates
at
the
U.S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers'
Hartwell
Dam
in
the
early
morning
hours
of
July
9,
2013.
The
Corps
activated
the
spillway
gates
to
release
excess
water
after
heavy
rainfall
the
night
before
caused
the
reservoir
to
reach
its
maximum
flood
storage
capacity
of
665
feet
per
mean
sea
level.
During
peak
discharge,
the
Corps
released
74,000
cubic
feet
per
second
(cfs)
of
water
through
the
Hartwell
Dam.
This
amount
includes
32,000
cfs
passing
through
the
five
turbines
(for
hydropower
generation)
and
42,000
cfs
passing
through
12
spillway
gates.
Other
than
routine
spillway
gate
tests,
it
was
the
first
time
the
spillway
gates
had
been
opened
at
the
Hartwell
Dam
since
Aug.
18,
1994.
The
only
other
occasion
was
on
March
8,
1964.
Photo
by
Doug
Young.
Photo
by
U.S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
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