Creek Hydro Power

I’ve always thought about the possibilities of getting power from our creek. I don’t know the actual gallons per minute of the creek, but believe it to be around 100 gpm.

Problems with implementing:

1. Distances: From marker 1 to marker 10 is about 600 feet.
2. Flooding events: Flash floods are common here and it would take substantial structure to not get washed away.
3. Cost: The diameter of the pipe required and the distance would be expensive. Let alone the turbine.

Thanks to Jeff, we shot the fall of our creek to understand the possibilites of generating some Hydro Power.