Lake Hartwell Dam 12 Flood Gate Test Release (4K) June 2018
5.8 MILLION gallons per minute! All 12 flood gates were opened for a brief moment at the Lake Hartwell Dam and it just so happened that I had my little flying camera with me. This one’s not for beginners lots of issues to deal with to pull this off!

The concrete bucket at the toe of the spillway deflects the flow upward to dissipate its destructive energy and prevent erosion of the foundation. The training walls of the concrete structure at each end of the spillway direct the flow into the river channel below the dam. Water released through the floodgates cannot be used to generate electricity.
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