The weir formula is what you need to figure flow. I'm sure someone on this site
can send you in the right direction.
There is quite a bit to supplying power to neighbors. Depending upon where you
live, will determine the legal difficulty of selling power to neighbors.
yt,
Hydromagnt
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>Howdy all, new to the list, been lurking a bit but I have some <BR>
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>How can I measure the flow of my stream?<BR>
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> My section of the stream rarely floods more than 6 ft high and is <BR>
>about the same level all year round, it never freezes and rarely <BR>
>drops more than an inch due to it being spring fed. <BR>
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>I know how to figure the area of a stream bed but how can I measure <BR>
>the amount cubic feet per min flowing through it? <BR>
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>I want to build a 12' dia "antique looking" wheel for power <BR>
>generation, I think if I can get 10rpm off of it I can run one of the <BR>
>10kw generators they sell at Harbor Freight Tools. <BR>
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>I heard that their used to be fedral laws requiring power companies <BR>
>to buy back any electricity that an individual produces (can't cite <BR>
>the case but it was in the early 70's, a Co-Op built a wind mill and <BR>
>began selling power to their neighbors in NYC). Is this still the <BR>
>case? Where can I find info on this. <BR>
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>If I was (theoreticly) able to generate enough power to light all the <BR>
>neighbors in my valley would it be a fedral offence to make and sell <BR>
>energy? <BR>
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