Hello All. I reside in Suffolk VA, have a small drainage ditch in the rear of the property that has water flowing 9 or 10 month out of the year. My thought, if rational, would be to set up a water wheel to power a DC motor out of a treadmill, 90 VDC, 13.9 amps at 3000 rpm, 1 1/2 horse. With little fall i figured to build a spillway and funnel the flow to spin a 24 inch wheel which in turn would power the DC motor. I have lots of questions but first would like thoughts on the feasibility.
Thank you