|
Corra Linn Swan
Corra may refer to: Places * Corra Linn Dam, a concrete hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia * Corra Castle, a ruined 16th-century castle within the Corehouse Estate near New Lanark, Scotland * Irish name for Currow, County Kerry, Ireland, a village People ; Surname * Bruno Corra, the pseudonym of Bruno Ginanni Corradini (1892–1976), Italian writer and screenwriter * Henry John Corra (born 1955), American documentary filmmaker * William Skinner of Corra (1823–1901), Scottish lawyer and author ; Given name * Cornelius Wilhelmus "Corra" Dirken (1938–2020), former South African rugby player * Corra Mae Harris (1869–1935), American writer and journalist Science * ''Corra'' (butterfly) a genus of skipper butterflies in the subtribe Moncina Moncina is a subtribe of butterflies in the skipper subfamily Hesperiinae. Genera The following genera are recognised in the subtribe Moncina: *'' Adlerodea'' Hayward, 1940 - 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corra Linn Dam
Corra Linn Dam is a concrete hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River between the cities of Castlegar and Nelson, in the West Kootenay region of southern British Columbia. Rapids The Corra Linn Rapids, named after the Falls of Clyde upper falls of Cora Linn, preceded the dam at this location. Neighbourhood The adjacent former train station and neighbourhood were named after the rapids, but the locality has been frequently misspelled as Corra Lynn. Dam For the six-year period after the 1932 opening, the dam was not permitted to raise the level of Kootenay Lake. It operated as a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant allowing the spring freshet to pass downstream. After devastating floods to Idaho farmlands in 1938, the International Joint Commission granted two approvals. The first allowed excavation to the outlet of the lake at Grohman Narrows. In 1939, of gravel and of rock were removed, which included rock bluffs on the south side of the river. The narrows was made deeper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |