Conservation Commission. 



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DIVISION OF INLAND WATERS. 



The most notable feature disclosed by the investigations of the 

 department during the past year, in relation to water storage and 

 hydraulic development, is the magnitude and value of the water 

 powers which are at present owned by the State through owner- 

 ship of riparian lands, surplus canal waters, those which would 

 naturally belong to the State through the operation of proposed 

 storage reservoirs, and those which may properly become the 

 property of the State by virtue of Federal grants of rights in 

 boundary waters. A general summary of some of the principal 

 of these powers is given in the following table. It is not in- 

 tended herein to list all the powers to which the State may lay 

 claim : 



Table of Hydraulic Power of New York State in Which the State 

 Has or Claims a Predominant Interest. 



1. Undeveloped powers belonging to the State by reason of practically com- 

 plete riparian ownership or otherwise. (Powers are for regulated flow.) 



60 per cent, of 



Continuous. time. 



Horsepower. Horsepower. 



(a) Niagara Falls 75,000 75,000 



(b) Kettle Mountain, Hudson river 16, 000 28, 500 



(c) On Sacandaga river above Northville . . . 24,000 31,200 



(d) Ausable river • 8, 000 10, 000 



123, 000 144, 700 



2. Powers added to existing and contemplated 

 by reason of proposed water storage. 



(a) Sacandaga storage 



Upper Sacandaga storage 



(b) Indian Lake storage (new) 



(c) Genesee storage (Portage reservoir) 



(d) Black river storage (2 small reservoirs). 



(e) Raquette river 



(f ) Oswego river (est. ) 



( g ) Oswegatchie river ( est. ) 



ited private plants along streams 





Increase by 





regulation over 

 present min. 



Horsepower. 

 32, 000 



power. 

 Horsepower. 

 90,000 



13, 000 



20, 00O 



15, 000 



40,00a 



8,000 



20, 000 



22,000 



53, 000 



33,000 



90, 000 



12, 000 



20, 000 



10, 000 



30, 00Q 



145, 000 



363, 000; 



