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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 04 > Wickiup Dam could see a hydroelectric upgrade

Wickiup Dam could see a hydroelectric upgrade

Proposal includes a water turbine that eventually could power 2,000 homes

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
September 4, 2008

At the base of Wickiup Dam, where water flows out of the reservoir and into the Deschutes River, a company hopes to tap the running water to generate electricity.

Instead of going through a spillway, the water released from the dam would be diverted and used to turn a turbine, generating enough....

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