Hydropower Does More Than Produce Electricity
The concept of using hydropower has been around for years and was generally considered only viable in areas where the need for power was close to the potential source. One of the most popular uses of hydropower is in generating electricity with the most famous in the United States being at Niagara Falls and Lake Meade in Nevada. The Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant has been providing electricity for parts of New York and Canada for many years using the flow from the falls to turn giant turbines. Lake Meade, created by the construction of the Hoover Dam, uses the water from the lake as it runs through sluices in the dam to control the amount of flow. The water impacts upon the fan blades of the hydroelectric pumps, turning turbines to generate electricity. Although many people see a growing future in the use of hydropower as a clean renewable resource for electricity, it has been is use long before electricity became popular. Consider the water wheels that were used in grain mills to turn the giant stones that ground grain into flour. The water wheels used hydropower from adjacent streams and creeks to provide the power and the water could be diverted away from the wheel when the grinding stones needed

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