Kingsley Dam
| Kingsley Dam | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ′ 23 " N , 101 ° 40 ′ 20" W | |
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 United States
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| place | Keith County , Nebraska | |
| Waters | North Platte River | |
| Height upstream | 996 m | |
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| construction time | 1981 to 1984 | |
| Start of operation | 1984 | |
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| Bottleneck performance | 50 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
42.7 m | |
| Turbines | Kaplan turbine : 1 × 50 MW | |
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The dam Kingsley ( english Kingsley Dam ) is a dam with hydroelectric plant in Keith County , State of Nebraska , USA . It dams the North Platte River to the McConaughy Reservoir ( Lake McConaughy ). The dam is located about 8 km northeast of the small town of Ogallala .
Construction of the dam began on March 13, 1936. It was officially inaugurated on July 22, 1941.
Barrier structure
The barrier structure is an earth embankment dam with a height of 49 m (162 ft ) above the foundation level . The length of the dam crest is 5 km (3.1 miles ). The width of the dam is 335 m (1100 ft) at the base and 8.5 m (28 ft) at the crown. The volume of the structure is 19.88 million m³ (26 million cubic yards ).
The dam has both a bottom outlet and a flood relief . Both are on the right side of the dam. A maximum of 198 m³ / s (7000 cft / s) can be discharged via the bottom outlet, and a maximum of 1529 m³ / s (54,000 cft / s) via the flood discharge.
Reservoir
With the maximum storage target of 996 m (3270 ft) above sea level , the reservoir extends over an area of around 123.4 (or 144) km² (30,500 or 35,700 acres ) and has a capacity of 2.2 (or 2.34) Billion m³ (1.79 or 1.9 million acre-feet ) of water. The reservoir has a length of 35 km (22 miles).
power plant
The power plant is located at the foot of the dam on the right side of the river. The installed capacity with a Kaplan turbine is 50 MW . The fall height is 42.7 m (140 ft). Construction of the power plant began in autumn 1981. It went into operation in November 1984. The cost of erecting the power plant is given as USD 49 million .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b A Brief History of the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. (PDF) Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District (CNPPID), pp. 5, 8 , accessed on January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Kingsley Dam & Lake McConaughy. (PDF) CNPPID, accessed on January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c LIHI Certificate # 37 - Kingsley Dam Project, Nebraska. lowimpacthydro.org, accessed on January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Lake Info. ilovelakemac.com, accessed January 26, 2019 .
