Studies of Water Storage for Flood Prevention and Power Development in New York State Under Public Ownership and Control |
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... acres are covered with a thick , brushy growth of alders of little value . A large part of the soil still farmed is ... acreage of the valley these are few . Years ago when timber was abundant and tanneries flourished , prosperous ...
... acres are covered with a thick , brushy growth of alders of little value . A large part of the soil still farmed is ... acreage of the valley these are few . Years ago when timber was abundant and tanneries flourished , prosperous ...
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... acres of swamp lands besides a large area of lakes and ponds , -to wit : Tupper Lake , Long Lake , Round Lake , Little Tupper Lake , Blue Mountain Lake , Forked Lake and Raquette Lake , - that can be turned into storage res- ervoirs and ...
... acres of swamp lands besides a large area of lakes and ponds , -to wit : Tupper Lake , Long Lake , Round Lake , Little Tupper Lake , Blue Mountain Lake , Forked Lake and Raquette Lake , - that can be turned into storage res- ervoirs and ...
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... acreage under State owner- ship had increased from 685,259 in 1885 to 713,806 in 1894 . So great was the interest in forest preservation and water con- servation , and so audacious the greed of private individuals and corporations to ...
... acreage under State owner- ship had increased from 685,259 in 1885 to 713,806 in 1894 . So great was the interest in forest preservation and water con- servation , and so audacious the greed of private individuals and corporations to ...
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... acres of forest pre- serve land . The execution of this project will therefore require an amendment to the State Constitution respecting the flooding of State lands . The same is true of other available locations for storage dam sites ...
... acres of forest pre- serve land . The execution of this project will therefore require an amendment to the State Constitution respecting the flooding of State lands . The same is true of other available locations for storage dam sites ...
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... Acres . Acres . Acres . Feet . Cub . ft . Blue Mountain Lake . Raquette Lake .. Forked Lake Beach's Lake . Long Lake . Round Pond . 1,771 39.2 2,500 160 2,660 10 1,745 94.1 5,300 1,500 6,800 10 1,726 39.8 1,620 510 2,130 8.6 640 160 800 ...
... Acres . Acres . Acres . Feet . Cub . ft . Blue Mountain Lake . Raquette Lake .. Forked Lake Beach's Lake . Long Lake . Round Pond . 1,771 39.2 2,500 160 2,660 10 1,745 94.1 5,300 1,500 6,800 10 1,726 39.8 1,620 510 2,130 8.6 640 160 800 ...
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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.