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is equally valuable. In making confined sheets of water, 

 if the source of supply is abundant, so that there is fre- 

 quent rene\yal of the water within the basin, the outlet may 

 be through an underground overflow as shown in Fig. 6. 



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Fig. 6.— Underground Overflow of Lakelet. 



If the supply of water is limited and not likely to be fre- 

 quently renewed, the open overflow or outlet, as in Fig. 7, 

 should be made, so that any foul substances that accumu- 

 late on the surface may be easily carried off. With the 

 underground outlet it requires a tremendous volume of 



Fig, 7. — Open Overflow of Lakelet. 



water to carry such light surface-material down into the 

 culvert even one or two feet below the surface of the water. 

 The low murmur of the brooklet, or the dash of the 

 cascade or waterfall, has charms for almost every one, and 

 should be made a most prominent feature wherever avail- 

 able. Even if not on one's own grounds, by a little manipu- 



