Stockport Mill Country Inn Water Power Project P-11685

General information
Waterway	Muskingum River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Run-of-river
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-11685
FERC project name	Stockport Mill Country Inn
Permit issued	12/2/00
Permit expiration	11/26/40
Ownership and operation
Owner	Stockport Mill Country Inn
Owner type	Private Non-utility
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	0.2 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	1,400.0 MWH

This 235 kW project is located in Morgan County, Ohio. It is operated in a lock and dam and the electricity generated powers Stockport Country Inn, which is also the licensee for the project.

The dam is 20 ft high and 482 ft long and is owned by Ohio DNR, Division of Park and Recreation. The powerhouse has two units.

The license requires the licensee to release a minimum flow of 2000 cfs (cubic feet per second) from April 1 through June 30 and a minimum flow of 750 cfs for the rest of the year.If the DO (dissolved oxygen) level falls below 5 mg/L, the plant is to be shut down and resumed only after DO level has been restored.

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