Capacity
The project has a generating capacity of 4.8 MW produced by four turbines, and annual output of 1.6x103 kilowatt hours. Initial construction was in order to supply power to a United States military facility in the area during World War II and to supply the city of Robertsfield. The plant was the only hydro power facility to remain intact during the Civil Wars.
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