Today our environmental science class got the opportunity to go and get a tour of the Sutherland Power Plant, and the Ogallala Kingsley Dam. This photo above was inside the Power Plant, and the floor was constantly shaking because of the vibration of all the equipment running.
Another photo of the power plant.
This was a photo from the control room, where every piece of equipment is monitored through out the building, and one little mistake could cost the plant a million dollar fine!
We got to go to the top of the building which was about 200+ feet up off the ground, and it was pretty sweet, but also very cold!
A picture looking west, and the railroad tracks where they get the coal that's delivered from the trains. They have 4 trains of their own that go back and forth getting coal, and they use 1 and a half trains of coal a day.
Another picture of the view from the top of the building.
A photo of the coal that's used throughout the plant.
We got to see the boiler room, which this is what they let us see of it, and there's a hook above the opening, and they would hook a shotgun up to that, and they shot that into the flame ball, to help get all of the ash off of the walls, and someone bought the wrong shells, and it went to the other side and blew a hole in the other side of the wall, so now they don't do that anymore.
Another view of the whole power plant as we're leaving, and heading to Ogallala.
This was a photo of Kingsley Dam, and off in the distance to the left is the eagle viewing site.
Some ice from Lake McConaughy.
A picture looking down the Dam.
The morning glory.
Don't wanna fall in there!
That big circle shape in the ceiling can open up, and they can lower just about anything that they need to under the ground.
This was a 250 pound wrench that is used on the equipment below, takes about 2 guys to manage to lift this thing.
Right here we were on the 9th floor under ground, which was 60 feet below the water, and this man hole brought you down 25 feet lower then that.
This was just a quick snapshot of the mansion on the hill in Ogallala right before we had to leave back for school.
What great pictures!
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ReplyDeleteMy Dad took myself and my son when he was 10 on a personal tour of the GGS at Sutherland. I remember those vibrating floors.
Lived near Lake Mac most of my life and have never been inside the Kingley Dam. Been out on the Morning Glory when I wasn't suppose to as a youngin. Shhhhhh.
The Eagle Viewing is new to Lake Mac. Before Central put in that turbine, which often keeps Lake Ogallala with some open water through out most of winter, the Eagles went further East and South.
Again, great pictures!!
Thanks a bunch, I appreciate you commenting on my photos, always a joy to listen to what people have to say. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures, you are really good with that new camera! Love you Mom
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