Studies of Water Storage for Flood Prevention and Power Development in New York State Under Public Ownership and Control |
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... Hadley reservoir Genesee river studies Raquette river Delaware river State policy of water power development .. 10 11 16 19 19 23 24 26 APPENDIX A. Genesee surveys .... Report of John R. Freeman , consulting engineer . Stream flow ...
... Hadley reservoir Genesee river studies Raquette river Delaware river State policy of water power development .. 10 11 16 19 19 23 24 26 APPENDIX A. Genesee surveys .... Report of John R. Freeman , consulting engineer . Stream flow ...
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... Hadley .. 129 Hudson river at North Creek .. 131 Hudson river at Thurman .. 133 Confirmation of estimates of Hudson flow by rainfall studies .. 137 Report by Prof. Francis J. Seery upon the several rain gage stations in the Adirondack ...
... Hadley .. 129 Hudson river at North Creek .. 131 Hudson river at Thurman .. 133 Confirmation of estimates of Hudson flow by rainfall studies .. 137 Report by Prof. Francis J. Seery upon the several rain gage stations in the Adirondack ...
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... Hadley . 17. Genesee river , comparison and ratio of annual rainfall ... 18. Genesee river , mass curves . ... 19 ... Hadley and Luzerne . 156 Plates 3c to 37c . Sacandaga reservoir , topographic sheets showing lands to be flowed 36 ...
... Hadley . 17. Genesee river , comparison and ratio of annual rainfall ... 18. Genesee river , mass curves . ... 19 ... Hadley and Luzerne . 156 Plates 3c to 37c . Sacandaga reservoir , topographic sheets showing lands to be flowed 36 ...
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... Hadley , daily discharge at Discharge measurements Rating table Hudson river : North creek , daily discharge at . Discharge measurements Rating table 129 130 131 131 132 133 133 134 135 136 Thurman , daily discharge .. Discharge ...
... Hadley , daily discharge at Discharge measurements Rating table Hudson river : North creek , daily discharge at . Discharge measurements Rating table 129 130 131 131 132 133 133 134 135 136 Thurman , daily discharge .. Discharge ...
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... Hadley . Above the proposed dam , the valley to be flooded consists of farms and swamps . Thousands of acres are covered with a thick , brushy growth of alders of little value . A large part of the soil still farmed is not valuable for ...
... Hadley . Above the proposed dam , the valley to be flooded consists of farms and swamps . Thousands of acres are covered with a thick , brushy growth of alders of little value . A large part of the soil still farmed is not valuable for ...
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acres Adirondack average borings bridge buildings Caneadea cent channel clay computed concrete Conklingville creek Croton cubic yards discharge drainage area drought dryest Edward elevation estimated feet per second flash boards flood flow line forest Fort Edward Freeman Gage height Genesee Falls Genesee river Hadley horse power Hudson river Indian Lake isohyetal John July June land low water maps mass curve maximum measurements Mechanicville mill million cubic feet months Northville penstock Pierson PLATE Pond Portage Portage reservoir Portageville power development power-house present probably proposed dam Rafter rainfall Raquette river records RESERVOIR SHEET Rochester Sacandaga river Sample sand Schroon Schroon River Sept spillway square miles storage reservoir stream SUPPLY COMMISSION SACANDAGA surface total cost Total number tributaries tunnel turbine upper Hudson upstream valley village water power WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION Water Supply Paper watershed yield York
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Page 92 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. Tlioy shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 140 - Both banks are high and not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of sand. There is but one channel at all stages. Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of a single-span highway bridge.
Page 133 - There is but one channel at all stages. Discharge measurements are made from the down-stream side of the bridge, which has a single span of 395 feet.
Page 112 - There are 62 water-wheels in the adjoining mill. These are nearly all of modern types which have been tested at the Holyoke flume. A record is kept of the daily run of each in hours, as well as of the working head, which is usually 18 feet.
Page 26 - ... denser and the demand for their use increases. We have only to look across our northern border to the Dominion of Canada to see how our mistakes in allowing private interests to acquire natural resources have been avoided by the statesmanship of the Dominion government.
Page 188 - In the final analysis, it now appears that the greatest good to the State at large and to the city of Rochester in particular, from storage reservoir construction, will be found in power development rather than in flood control, for the two purposes are to some extent antagonistic. The full reservoir is best for power. The empty reservoir is best for holding back a flood, but both purposes can be combined to some extent and to do this has been one object of the present study.
Page 135 - This station is located on the steel highway bridge over the east branch of the Sacandaga river in the southern part of the village of Wells, about 2} miles above the junction of the East and West branches.