Web Resources

NOTE: The URLs below were accurate as of the date of publication, but they are subject to change without notice.

www.lcra.org
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas
Information about using dams to generate electricity, control flooding, and conserve water

www.tva.gov/heritage/hert_history.htm
Tennessee Valley Authority
The story of 12 hydroelectric power projects in the 1940s

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/hyhowworks.html
U.S Geological Survey
Information and animations on water basics, the water cycle, and how hydroelectric power works

http://www.eere.energy.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Explore different types of ocean energy and ways to use hydropower

http://www.sepa.doe.gov
Southeastern Power Administration
The hydrologic cycle and types of hydropower facilities

http://hydropower.inel.gov
Idaho National Laboratory
Hydropower facts including: Primary Purpose or Benefit of U.S. Dams and Undeveloped Hydropower Potential by State