The Beechwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 113 megawatts .
5-521: The dam and power house opened in 1955 in the community of Beechwood , The dam has a head of approximately 18 meters and its upstream reservoir has a relatively small capacity; any significant rainfall or ice jams upstream require NB Power to open flood gates to permit flow through due to this small storage capability. The dam spans the river at Beechwood, NB. Beechwood dam is in Carleton county. NB parish of Kent. A fish elevator helps migratory fish circumvent
10-461: The clock face formed by carpet bedding , usually found in a park or other public recreation area. Most have the mechanism set in the ground under the flowerbed, which is then planted to visually appear as a clock face with moving hands which may also hold bedding plants. The first floral clock was the idea of John McHattie, Superintendent of Parks in Edinburgh , Scotland . It was first planted up in
15-408: The head of the dam. A giant working floral clock sits nearby in a small park. 46°32′30.1″N 67°40′10.7″W / 46.541694°N 67.669639°W / 46.541694; -67.669639 This article about a Canadian power station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Floral clock A floral clock , or flower clock , is a large decorative clock with
20-638: The spring of 1903 in West Princes Street Gardens . In that year it had only an hour hand but a minute hand was added the following year. A cuckoo which pops out every quarter hour was added in 1952. The clock was soon imitated across the United Kingdom and later throughout the world. In Edinburgh, the clock mechanism is set inside the plinth of the statue to Allan Ramsay adjacent. The first mechanism using salvaged parts from Elie Parish Church in Fife
25-486: Was installed by James Ritchie & Son . A new mechanism was installed in 1934 and has been electrically operated since 1973. It is still maintained by James Ritchie Clockmakers. The only flower clock with two faces moved by the same system is located in Zacatlán, Puebla , Mexico . It has two faces, each five metres (16 ft) in diameter. It was built by Relojes Centenario , a local manufacturer. Michael Jackson had
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