"Ned Simmons" wrote: If pipeline's high point is higher than the second lake (for example,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I see only two possibilities: 1.) The OP is confused about what they are doing. 2.) Ned Simmons is correct.
I believe it must by #2. If they have to pump the water over a hill more than 32 feet high, it will not be possible to just run it as a siphon and recover the energy--hence, a proposed power plant at the low point.