Tavistock river Tavy salmon fish screening device to prevent salmon smolts for canal entering power station water supply
A recent innovation and a screening device intake from the River Tavy that feeds the Tavistock Canal which has served Morwellham hydro power station since 1934. In 2008 a new automatic screening mechanism was installed (the green and grey shovel-like structure) that will prevent salmon smolts from entering the canal and becoming trapped, instead allowing them to swim down the Tavy to the sea. Today, and since 1933, this also provides a hydroelectric power station with enough water to generate electricity for the national grid and power for 4,000 homes.
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