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Originally Posted by tbona
Do you guys know if they are planning on running the sluice all week? I can't really tell looking at the generation schedule but maybe I am missing something.
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You can't tell by looking at the gen schedule. That only shows units making power.
Technically speaking we are talking about 2 different things but most use Sluice interchangeably for both.
A Sluice Gate can open up and put about 1600cfs into the river causing all the crazy currents and danger at the dam.
The Orifice Gate is placed over one sluice gate with either 6 or 8 holes to reduce flow of that 1600 down to 200-250cfs. This was added in 2008.
That is why you won't get a warning on generation schedule when there is the 250 coming out but you will on the 1600 supplementing generation.