Hydro Plant
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The Fire Tower Volunteer group got an opportunity to tour Southern California
Edison's hydro plants on the Santa Ana River. This is the inside of plant #2 which
went on-line in 1898. When this plant originally went on-line that people that
ran it lived in the canyon. Today it runs unmanned. The plant was spotless.
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This is a close up of the Pelton wheel. Water is shot at this wheel to get
it to turn which then turns the generators.
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In order to get to the plant you have to take a rugged dirt road that
required vehicles with high ground clearance and 4 wheel drive. Many parts
of this road are under water during the rainy season when the Seven Oaks
Dam has water behind it.
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This is the back side of the Seven Oaks Dam and is the side that will have
water.
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This is the front side of the Seven Oaks Dam. It is an earthen dam with
a layer of rock protecting it. Then there is a layer of concrete over the
rocks to hold the rock in place. The road actually has switchbacks to drive up
and over the dam.
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