Kentucky river lock and dam #7

- Kentucky River lock and dam number seven power station
- Kentucky Utilities hydroelectric facility
- Located at Kentucky River mile marker 117 near Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County
- Began initial commercial service in April 1928
- Consists of three vertical fixed blade turbines with General Electric AC synchronous generators of approximately 680kW/unit nominal output (at maximum head and flow), for a total capacity of 2.04MW
- Yearly operations are limited to run of river generation from the Kentucky River
- Facilities include a concrete lock and dam structure about 116 feet long with trash racks, six intake gates, three turbines, turbine superstructure / powerhouse, and discharge facilities
- A substation and transmission line with right-of-way easements adjoin the site
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