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The Dnieper is a large river of eastern Europe that rises in Russia and flows through Belarus and Ukraine before entering the Black Sea. Its course is about 2,200 kilometers long and includes reservoirs and hydroelectric installations, especially in Ukraine. The river passes through or near cities s...

The São Francisco River rises in the Serra da Canastra in Minas Gerais and runs north through the interior of Brazil before turning east to enter the Atlantic between Alagoas and Sergipe. At about 2,900 kilometers long, it is Brazil’s longest river contained wholly within the country, and its basin...

The Waikato River is New Zealand's longest river, flowing about 425 kilometers across the North Island. It begins at Lake Taupo, passes through communities including Cambridge, Hamilton, and Huntly, and reaches the Tasman Sea at Port Waikato. The river is used for hydroelectric generation and water...

The Yalong River is a major river in western China and a tributary of the Jinsha River, the upper course of the Yangtze. It flows through Sichuan and joins the Jinsha near Panzhihua, with a long, deeply incised valley that has been developed for hydropower. The Jinping-I Hydropower Station is built...

The Tennessee River is a major river of the southeastern United States and the largest tributary of the Ohio River by drainage basin. It begins near Knoxville, where the French Broad and Holston rivers meet, then winds through Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky before entering the Ohio near Paducah. T...

The Tocantins is a major river of central and northern Brazil, running about 2,450 kilometers north through the states of Goiás, Tocantins, and Pará. It forms the principal channel of the Tocantins-Araguaia basin and reaches the Pará River near the Marajó Bay system. The Tucuruí Dam created a large...

Cragside is a Victorian country house near Rothbury, Northumberland, built for the industrialist William Armstrong. Its estate included a network of dams, lakes, and water-powered works designed by Armstrong, including a sawmill and early hydroelectric machinery that made Cragside the first house in...

Deep Cove is a sheltered basin situated at the terminus of Doubtful Sound in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. It serves as a crucial access point for the Manapouri Power Station, specifically housing the tailrace tunnel that discharges water from the hydroelectric facility into the Tasman Sea....

Floating solar farms (floatovoltaics) are solar panels installed on bodies of water, offering a unique solution for land-constrained regions and maximizing energy generation. They benefit from the cooling effect of water, increasing panel efficiency, and can co-exist with existing hydroelectric faci...

The Olt is a river in Romania that rises in the Eastern Carpathians and flows south for roughly 615 kilometers before joining the Danube near Islaz. It passes through the Olt Valley and continues south across the Wallachian Plain. The Olt is a river whose entire course lies within Romania. Several d...

The Nelson River is a river in Manitoba, Canada, that carries water from Lake Winnipeg northward to Hudson Bay. The river itself is about 650 kilometers long, while the connected Saskatchewan-Nelson river system extends roughly 2,575 kilometers from the Rocky Mountain watershed to the bay. A series...

Trefriw Woollen Mill is a historic, working textile mill located in the village of Trefriw in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Founded around 1825, the facility produces traditional Welsh woven products, including bedspreads, tapestries, and clothing. The mill operates using hydroelectric power generate...