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Lake St. Joseph, there is a fall of 34 feet. Detailed investigation may show- 

 that it may be possible to dam the river here so as to raise the water to the level 

 of Lake St. Joseph or possibly higher, which would increase the head to 54 feet 

 or more. About four miles below Smooth Stony Portage there is a series of 

 falls and rapids called Kagami, at which three portages are made. The river 

 here falls 65 feet in a little over a mile and an important power could be 

 developed. 



In connection with possible power developments at both Smooth Stony 

 Portage and Kagami, it should be pointed out that the Albany River divides at 

 a small lake about five miles above Smooth Stony Portage. The survey follows 

 the northern channel but the south channel is a large stream and there is a very 

 heavy rapid where it rejoins the Albany River just below Kagami. As to what 

 effect this southern channel may have on possible power developments at these 

 points can only be determined by a detailed survey. No investigation was made 

 of this channel excepting to mark the points where it left and rejoined the 

 main river. 



About twenty-two miles below Kagami there commences a series of rapids 

 which extends for about six miles, but the heavier rapids are all towards the 

 upper end. There are two portages in this section, and there is one long portage 

 which is made going up stream which cuts off the two portages just mentioned, 

 and also a number of rapids which are rather difficult to get up. The power 

 possibilities in this series of rapids are uncertain but it is quite probable that a 

 detailed power survey would show that at some site in the stretch of river 

 cut off by the long portage referred to above, a considerable portion of the fall 

 in these rapids could be concentrated and an important power developed. 



For about 21 miles below this series of rapids the Albany River flows with 

 a sluggish current except in a few places where there are short, flat rapids of no 

 special significance. In this stretch the Misehkow and the Shabushkwia Rivers 

 enter from the south, and the Etowamami River comes in from the north. 

 A little over two miles below the mouth of the Shabushkwia River, the Albany 

 River takes a drop of 22 feet at Greenbush portage. Two and a half miles down 

 stream there is an abrupt drop of 23 feet and the river narrows to about a chain 

 wide. High hills appear on both sides of the river a short distance back from 

 the water. This is followed about two miles further down stream by another 

 drop of about nine feet which brings the river almost to the level of Miminiska 

 Lake, which is about eight miles further down stream. The river between these 

 falls is very fast and there are several short rapids with a drop of about a foot 

 each. The total fall from above Greenbush portage to Miminiska Lake is about 

 66 feet, and the amount of power to be developed here is very large. 



Between Miminiska and Petawanga Lakes there is a short rapid, then an 

 abrupt fall of about 10 feet followed by a rough rapid about half a mile long with 

 a drop of 18 feet. The total fall from Miminisaka to Petawanga Lake is 32 feet 

 and a considerable power could be developed here. It is possible that the lower 

 one of the three falls above Miminiska Lake could be combined with the falls 

 between Miminiska Lake and Petawanga Lake. The falls between these lakes 

 is passed by a short portage on the east bank of the river, and the long rapids 

 below the falls is run with light or partially loaded canoes. There is, however, 

 a good portage about 35 chains long from Miminiska Lake to a point on the river 

 below the rapids by which all these rapids and falls may be avoided. 



Immediately below Petawanga Lake there is a rapids with a fall of 20 feet. 

 The river here is divided by an island and the portage crosses the island from 

 the northerly channel to the southerly one. Six miles lower down there is 



