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How hydropower is formed?

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Hydro-power is an interesting renewable source. It can be as simple as a water wheel turning shafts to work machinery.

A modern type of hydro power are the massive hydroelectric dams around the world.

Hydroelectric power the good the bad and the ugly.

The good is power for generations, once built yield a reliable source of fresh water and consistent efficient power supply.

The Hoover Dam was built in 1922 and it is still an active source of energy, it also supplies three of the most highly demanding states in the U.S. California, Nevada and Arizona.

The Bad is hydroelectric dams effect the Eco-system and marine life it destroys fish and changes the flow of rivers and streams. Artificial flooding to create the capacity of water. For instance the three Gorges Dam in China in its construction saw millions of forced to move from their habitat. The unnatural flooding and unnatural flow of water has buried usable arable land and a historic loss of important archaeological sites and monuments.

The Ugly is that hydroelectric has a high price and its adverse impact and effects on the habitat around it puts on in the ugly list. It is believed by some that a dam produces methane and carbon dioxide, and it displaces towns and villages and mass areas of agricultural land is lost

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