The Monongahela River is approximately 128 miles long and is formed by the confluence of the West Fork River and the Tygart Valley River near the town of Fairmont, WV. The river flows in a northern direction from its headwaters in north- central West Virginia before emptying into the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, PA.
The Yadkin-Pee Dee project is located on the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers in Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, and Stanly counties in North Carolina. The project consists of two developments: the Tillery Development (84 MW) and the Blewett Falls Development (24.6 MW).
The Kanawha Hydroelectric project is owned by the Appalachian Power Company and located on the Winfield dam owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The 38-foot high Winfield dam is a gated dam with six roller gates spanning 100 ft between piers and consisting of three locks.
The Coosa River Basin drainage encompasses about 10,161 square miles in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The Coosa River begins at the confluence of the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers in northwest Georgia, and flows 267 miles in a southerly direction to its confluence with the Tallapoosa River, forming the Alabama River.
Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company, LLC proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a new 4-megawatt (MW) facility using the existing W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir, which are owned and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir were constructed by the Corps and became operational in 1963 to provide flood control, water supply, recreation, and low flow releases.