Mecan-Hydro designed, manufactured and installed the Tusket spillway gates for Nova Scotia Power Inc in 2017. The Tusket Main Dam, a hydroelectric and water control infrastructure project on the Tusket River in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, is operated by Nova Scotia Power. Mecan-Hydro’s supply covered the fixed wheel (roller) gates, stoplogs, heated embedded parts and a follower beam for stoplog handling.
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
2017
Argyle, Nova Scotia
Engineering, Manufacturing, Site Supervision & Installation
The Tusket spillway gates are vertical lift steel gates of the fixed wheel (roller) type, designed by Mecan-Hydro for this project. A set of stoplogs completes the installation. Heated embedded parts with primary anchors are provided for the spillway gates, and embedded parts with primary anchors are provided for the stoplogs.
A follower beam designed and fabricated by Mecan-Hydro handles the stoplogs at Tusket.
