Underground power station, the Glossary
An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.[1]
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56 relations: Airstrike, Australia, Avalanche, Boundary Dam, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chaira Hydro Power Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Churchill Falls Generating Station, Cruachan Power Station, Dinorwig Power Station, Doubtful Sound / Patea, England, Feather River, Fiordland, Francis turbine, Germany, Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station, Great Lake (Tasmania), Gunma Prefecture, Hydraulic head, Hydroelectricity, Japan, Kannagawa Hydropower Plant, Kariba Dam, Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station, King County, Washington, Llanberis, Manapouri Power Station, Minamiaiki, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, New Zealand, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oroville Dam, Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex, Pend Oreille County, Washington, Poatina Power Station, Power station, Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, Quebec, Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant, Robert-Bourassa generating station, Seattle, Seattle City Light, Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant, Southern Alps, Tasmania, Tennessee, Thuringia, Ueno, Gunma, ... Expand index (6 more) »
Airstrike
An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
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Boundary Dam
Boundary Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam, finished in 1967, on the Pend Oreille River, in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.
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Chaira Hydro Power Plant
The Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant (Chaira PSHPP) was built in the Rila mountains, about southeast of Bulgaria's capital city, Sofia.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.
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Churchill Falls Generating Station
The Churchill Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric underground power station in Labrador. Underground power station and Churchill Falls Generating Station are underground power stations.
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Cruachan Power Station
The Cruachan Power Station (also known as the Cruachan Dam) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Dinorwig Power Station
The Dinorwig Power Station, known locally as Electric Mountain, or Mynydd Gwefru, is a pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, near Dinorwig, Llanberis in Snowdonia national park in Gwynedd, north Wales.
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Doubtful Sound / Patea
Doubtful Sound / Patea is a fiord in Fiordland, in the far south west of New Zealand.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Feather River
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California.
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Fiordland
Fiordland ("The Pit of Tattooing") is a geographical region of New Zealand in the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the westernmost third of Southland.
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Francis turbine
The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
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Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station
The Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station is a pumped-storage power station in the Thueringer Mountains at the upper run of the river Schwarza in Goldisthal, Germany.
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Great Lake (Tasmania)
The Great Lake, officially yingina / Great Lake, is a natural lake and man-made reservoir that is located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia.
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Gunma Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Hydraulic head
Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
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Kannagawa Hydropower Plant
The Kannagawa Hydropower Plant (神流川発電所) is an under construction pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant near Minamiaiki in Nagano Prefecture and Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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Kariba Dam
The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station
The Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Kōshū in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Underground power station and Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station are underground power stations.
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King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Llanberis
italic is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake italic and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
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Manapouri Power Station
Manapōuri Power Station is an underground hydroelectric power station on the western arm of Lake Manapouri in Fiordland National Park, in the South Island of New Zealand. Underground power station and Manapouri Power Station are underground power stations.
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Minamiaiki, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region.
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Oroville Dam
Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. Underground power station and Oroville Dam are underground power stations.
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Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex
The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex (Complexo Hidrelétrico de Paulo Afonso), also known as the Paulo Afonso Complex, is a system of three dams and five hydroelectric power plants on the São Francisco River near the city of Paulo Afonso in Bahia, Brazil. Underground power station and Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex are underground power stations.
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Pend Oreille County, Washington
Pend Oreille County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Canada–US border.
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Poatina Power Station
The Poatina Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.
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Power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.
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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing.
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Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
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Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric underground power station in Marion County, just west of Chattanooga in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Underground power station and Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant are underground power stations.
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Robert-Bourassa generating station
The Robert-Bourassa generating station, formerly known as La Grande-2 (LG-2), is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project in Canada.
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Seattle
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.
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Seattle City Light
Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electricity to Seattle, Washington, in the United States, and parts of its metropolitan area, including all of Shoreline, nearly all of Lake Forest Park, and parts of unincorporated King County, Burien, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Renton, and Tukwila.
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Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant
The Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant is located just north of Snoqualmie in King County, Washington state, US. Underground power station and Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant are underground power stations.
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Southern Alps
The Southern Alps (officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) are a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side.
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Tasmania
Tasmania (palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia.
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Tennessee
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Thuringia
Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of central Germany, covering, the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states.
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Ueno, Gunma
is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Zambezi
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers, slightly less than half of the Nile's. The river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
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Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa.
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_power_station
Also known as Underground Powerhouse, Underground power house, Underground power plant.
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