how does a dam work
The theory is to build a dam on a large river that has a large drop in elevation (there are not many hydroelectric plants in Kansas or Florida). The dam stores lots of water behind it in the reservoir.Near the bottom of the dam wall there is the water intake.s to how this generator works, the Corps of Engineers explains it this way : A hydraulic turbine converts the energy of flowing water into mechanical energy. A hydroelectric generator converts this mechanical energy into electricity.