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Many, many hydro plants operate run-of-the-river and have no significant resivour. These plants simple generate or spill what comes down the pipe.


> many hydro plants operate run-of-the-river and have no significant resivour

Williston Lake is the largest lake in British Columbia [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williston_Lake


Thanks for the additional context in this example. You're right that there are additional drawbacks if a finite reservoir is required.




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