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chuck-n-wind
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:42 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:54 pm Posts: 195
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Was on Russell 2 Saturdays ago, the 18th. Way up the lake, only a couple miles south of hartwell dam. Noticed the current was running upstream. Does the hartwell dam back pull from Russell to hartwell? I know Russell dam back pulls from the hill, but don't think it would cause a current that close to hartwell dam.
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Plug-knocker
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:45 am |
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Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:55 am Posts: 109
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Hartwell does not pump back with their units and Russell Dam is the only one in the chain that can do so. I work for the USACE so this is not just an opion. What you saw and most people don't notice is that once hartell stops generation, there is a sloshing effect on Lake Russell. The tailwater at hartell will drop when they stop generation and about an hour later the elevation will rise and then fall again. Its like a hydrowave that travels from harwell dam to Russell dam and then back again. Hope this helps.
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