Tag:generator:source=hydro

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Public-images-osm logo.svg generator:source = hydro
Hoover Dam Nevada Luftaufnahme.jpg
Description
Specifies that generator is using hydropower as source. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: power
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

generator:source=hydro specifies that generator is using hydropower as source

You can refer to hydropower project documentation for more information

Enclosed power plant

For a complete power plant, draw the outline area and add:

Single generator of a power plant

For a single power plant generator, draw the area outline and add the following:


Table generator:source=hydro with different methods

Source / method Description Photo Generator types
2020 stBN powergensource water.svg hydro water-storage Generator producing electricity with turbines fed by water coming from a lake behind a dam Bleilochtalsperre francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine, pelton_turbine
water-pumped-storage Generator producing electricity like generator:method=water-storage and additionally able to pump water from a lower lake to the storage lake when needed. Geesthacht francis_turbine
run-of-the-river Generator producing electricity with turbine using stream of a river (with no storage dam) Eichicht francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

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