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Water storage projects (cont'd) 



Description of the Rochester waterpower 605 



Johnson and Seymour raceway 607 



Rochester, Carroll and Fitzhugh raceway 608 



Brown's raceway 608 



Rochester Power Company's raceway 609 



Genesee Paper Company and estate of Chas. J. Hayden 609 



Brush Electric Light Company's power at lower falls 609 



Undeveloped power between upper and middle falls 610 



Estimated cost of water rights at Rochester 610 



Why the gross horsepower has been adopted as the unit of power. . 611 

 Quantity of water per gross horsepower 611 



Storage reservoir on Salmon river west 612 



Storage reservoir on Black river 617 



Storage reservoirs on Hudson river : 621 



Early surveys 621 



Recent investigations 622 



Reservoir sites 623 



Effect of proposed storage on river flow 628 



Summary of Hudson river reservoirs 630 



Storage reservoirs on Schroon river 631 



Schroon valley reservoir no injury to waterpower on Hudson river. 638 



Compensating reservoirs on Hudson river 640 



Water supply for New York city from Lake George 643 



Reservoir system for river regulation only 645 



Special developments in new york 646 



Niagara Falls 646 



Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power & Manufacturing Company 647 



Niagara Falls Power Company 651 



St Lawrence river 657 



The St Lawrence Power Company 657 



Hudson river • 059 



The Hudson River Power Transmission Company 659 



The Hudson River Water Power Company 660 



Schoharie creek G63 



The Empire State Power Company 663 



Site No. 1 663 



Site No. 2 664 



Site No. 3 664 



Site No. 4 664 



Site No. 5 664 



West Canada creek 665 



The Utica Gas & Electric Company 665 



Raquette river 666 



Hannawa Falls Water Power Company 666 



Waterpower of Erie canal ' 669 



Black Rock 669 



Lockport 670 



Medina 674 



