﻿HYDROLOGY 
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  NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

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  Moose 
  river. 
  This 
  stream 
  has 
  a 
  rapid 
  fall 
  throughout 
  its 
  entire 
  

   extent. 
  The 
  catchment 
  area 
  of 
  416 
  square 
  miles 
  is 
  precipitous 
  

   and 
  still 
  very 
  largely 
  in 
  primeval 
  forest. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  catchment 
  

   of 
  41 
  square 
  miles 
  at 
  the 
  headwaters, 
  which 
  is 
  regulated 
  by 
  

   storage, 
  controlled 
  by 
  the 
  State 
  dam 
  at 
  Old 
  Forge 
  at 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  

   the 
  Fulton 
  Chain 
  lakes. 
  There 
  are 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  undeveloped 
  

   water 
  powers 
  at 
  Lyonsdale, 
  Millers 
  falls 
  and 
  other 
  points 
  on 
  the 
  

   stream. 
  The 
  following 
  tabulation 
  shows 
  the 
  principal 
  developed 
  

   water 
  powers 
  on 
  Moose 
  river 
  : 
  

  

  Location 
  

  

  i 
  1 
  ! 
  

   i 
  

  

  2 
  

   3 
  

   4 
  

   5 
  

   6 
  

   7 
  

  

  (3) 
  

  

  Near 
  Lyon 
  Falls 
  . 
  

   Near 
  Lyon 
  Falls 
  . 
  

   Near 
  Lyon 
  Falls. 
  

  

  Lyonsdale 
  

  

  Lyonsdale 
  

  

  Lyonsdale 
  

  

  Above 
  Lyonsdale 
  

  

  Manufacture 
  

  

  (3) 
  

  

  Wood-pulp 
  

   Wood-pulp 
  

  

  Wood-pulp 
  

  

  Wood-pulp 
  

  

  Paper 
  

  

  Pulp 
  and 
  paper 
  

   Manila 
  paper 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  s 
  

  

  o« 
  

  

  

  © 
  

  

  

  - 
  0> 
  

  

  O 
  o> 
  

  

  

  It 
  

  

  

  B& 
  

  

  p 
  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  ffi 
  

  

  ~18 
  

   30 
  

   35 
  

   30 
  

   30 
  

   35 
  

   30 
  

  

  50 
  

  

  31 
  

   28 
  

   35 
  

   2 
  

   40 
  

   40 
  

  

  _i 
  6 
  l 
  

  

  560 
  

   1,208 
  

   1,736 
  

   850 
  

   400 
  

   1,252 
  

   1,000 
  

  

  Beaver 
  river. 
  The 
  catchment 
  area 
  of 
  Beaver 
  river 
  is 
  338 
  square 
  

   miles. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  storage 
  dam 
  at 
  Stillwater, 
  controlling 
  an 
  area 
  

   of 
  153 
  square 
  miles. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  this 
  reservoir 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  

   number 
  of 
  natural 
  lakes, 
  in 
  consequence 
  of 
  which 
  a 
  compara- 
  

   tively 
  uniform 
  flow 
  is 
  maintained 
  throughout 
  the 
  year. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  reservoir 
  above 
  Beaver 
  to 
  Number 
  Four 
  the 
  stream 
  

   flows 
  over 
  numerous 
  boulder 
  rapids, 
  alternating 
  with 
  stretches 
  

   of 
  smooth 
  water. 
  Above 
  Beaver 
  lake 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  60-foot 
  rapids 
  

   within 
  500 
  feet. 
  Below 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  Beaver 
  lake, 
  for 
  twelve 
  miles, 
  

   the 
  'stream 
  flows 
  over 
  a 
  rocky 
  channel, 
  although 
  the 
  adjacent 
  

   catchment 
  is 
  sandy 
  and 
  still 
  largely 
  in 
  forest. 
  At 
  Eagle 
  falls, 
  

   two 
  miles 
  below 
  Beaver 
  lake, 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  cascades 
  aggre- 
  

   gating 
  75 
  feet 
  descent. 
  The 
  foregoing 
  are 
  undeveloped. 
  Water 
  

   power 
  to 
  the 
  extent 
  of 
  4400 
  horsepower 
  is 
  developed 
  at 
  Beaver 
  

   Falls, 
  Croghan 
  and 
  Belfort. 
  The 
  total 
  head 
  utilized 
  is 
  133 
  feet. 
  

  

  