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Spotted Bear Ranger Station

US Forest Service Harnesses Hydropower without Having to Build a Dam

March 30, 2012 Robert H. Westover, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Forest Service

The Spotted Bear Ranger Station at the Flathead National Forest in western Montana generates electricity using micro-hydropower. Like a traditional hydro dam, this small water system converts the energy of flowing water into electricity. When the water level of Addition Creek on the ranger station...

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