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If all goes well, the river - "headpond," in dam parlance - will stay low until a week from Friday, according to the announcement from Enel North America, which owns Boott Hydropower, the company that controls the Lowell dam.
Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news 2008
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Much of the area seen to the lower right will be flooded to create a headpond.
James Glave: Backstage at a Run-of-River Green-Energy Project 2009
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The water will be directed from the headpond through turbines in a powerhouse below.
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A large pipe will carry water from a man-made headpond created by building a dam.
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