Shannon River headrace canal
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The Shannon River headrace canal is an engineered waterway in Ireland that diverts flow from the River Shannon to supply the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
engineered waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Ardnacrusha hydroelectric scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertsWaterFrom | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | tailrace of Ardnacrusha power station ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Parteen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringDiscipline |
civil engineering
ⓘ
hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow regulation
ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | hydroelectric infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction | not used for general navigation ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource | Lough Derg via River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isArtificial | true ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Parteen Villa Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shannon Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | national electricity infrastructure of Ireland ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Ardnacrusha tailrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Clare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ardnacrusha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| operator | Electricity Supply Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Electricity Supply Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shannon River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shannon hydroelectric scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| region | Mid-West Region, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Parteen Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | power station cooling and operation ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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