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Salina Pumped Storage Project
The Salina Pumped Storage Project is a pumped-storage power station near Salina, Oklahoma. It is owned and operated by the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). Its construction was in response to growing power demands and a lack of dam sites on the Grand River. The first phase was completed in 1968 and the second in 1971. The upper reservoir for the power station is Lake W. R. Holway which was built on Saline Creek and the lower reservoir is Lake Hudson on the Grand River. During periods of lower power demand, water is pumped from Lake Hudson to Lake Holway and released back down through the pump-generators during periods of high energy demand.Wagman, David. ''Power Engineering''. "Salina Pumped Storage Project." May 1, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 201/ref> Design philosophy The process essentially consists of pumping water from a lower elevation into a containment at a higher elevation. In this step, the mechanical device used to move the water acts like a conventional pump to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pump Back, Oklahoma
Pump Back is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mayes County, Oklahoma, Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 175 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census compared to 155 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, a gain of 13 percent. Geography Pump Back is located at (36.271183, -95.112110). It is accessible from State Highway 82, between Lake Hudson (Oklahoma), Lake Hudson and Lake W. R. Holway (a.k a. Chimney Rock Lake). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (22.01 percent) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 155 people, 64 households, and 49 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.03 percent White (U.S. Census), White, 23.87 percent Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, and 7.10 percent from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |