HYDROLOGY OF 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 : 



1) 



Location 



(2 



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 



Manila paper 



lead, 



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sr of 



o o 







teeth 

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II 



r u 



|s 







o ? 



(4) 



(5) 



(6) 



18 



50 



560 



30 



31 



1,208 



35 



28 



1,736 



30 



35 



850 



30 



2 



400 



35 



40 



1,252 



30 



40 



1,000 



Bearer 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 GO-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. 



