Feasibility study for low-head hydropower on the Mill River, Northampton, Massachusetts

• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Curran Associates, Inc., Northampton, MA (USA) 1979
• Subjects: Hydroelectric Power Plants; Power Generation; Renewable Energy Sources; Energy Sources; Social Impact; Economics; Environmental Impacts; Feasibility Studies; Usa 130100* > Hydro Energy > Resources & Availability; North Atlantic Region; Hydroelectric Power; Dams; Legal Aspects; North America; Low-Head Hydroelectric Power Plants; Massachusetts; 13 Hydro Energy; Electric Power; Power Plants; Power; Low Head; Northampton; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/5766688; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1098931/

Five existing dams along a 6.5-mile reach of the Mill River in the City of Northampton, Massachusetts were studied to assess the feasibility of developing the sites for low-head hydroelectric power generation. Each of the dams was inspected to evaluate existing conditions and necessary work required...