Bedford Hydropower Project - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bedford Hydropower Project - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bedford Hydropower Project (Snowden) is a hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the community of Big Island, Virginia. The project includes a low head structure completely spanning the river; river flow is split into a concrete canal leading to the hydroelectric generation facility and the natural river course. Town of Bedford, “Bedford Project – FERC 5596; Request for Modification of Minimum Flow in Bypass Reach”; May 20, 2015; FERC Accession Number 20150522-5281 Read more on Wikipedia
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