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Water powers have been developed at Parishville. West Stock- 

 holm, Skinnerville, Brashers Falls, Brasher Center and Hogans- 

 burg. There are undeveloped power sites at Sylvan Falls, High 

 Falls, Kerr Falls, Whittaker Falls and Aliens Falls. 



Considerable storage can be secured by raising the dams on sev- 

 eral of the larger lakes alt the headwaters of the east and west 

 branches of the river. 



The chief tributary of St Regis river is Deer 'river, which, like 

 the St Regis, flows generally in a northerly direction. Deer river 

 joins the St Regis river about seven miles from the St Lawrence 

 river". 



Salmon river north. The next stream is Salmon river north, 

 which flows northerly into the St Lawrence a short distance over 

 the Canadian line. Its chief tributary, the Little Salmon river, 

 enters the stream at Fort Covington, on the New York State 

 line, about four miles from the St Lawrence river. 



The following are the catchment areas of this stream : 



Square miles 



Little Salmon river, above junction with Salmon river 103 



Salmon river, above Malone 179 



Salmon river, above Little Salmon river 273 



Salmon river, below junction with Little Salmon river 452 



Salmon river, above mouth 480 



Trout river. The next stream flowing to the north is Trout 

 river, the catchment area of which, above the New York State line, 

 is 129 square miles. 



Chateaugay river. The next stream is Chateaugay river, with 

 a catchment area above the New York State line of 199 square 

 miles. Very little is known about the water power of this stream 

 any further than that Chateaugay river heads in Upper Chateau- 

 gay lake and flows through Lower Chateaugay lake. The elevation 

 of Chateaugay lake is unknown. 



Lake Champlain System 

 Lake Champlain has a water area of 400 square miles. The 

 area of its catchment in New York State amounts to 2950 square 

 miles; in Vermont to 4270 square miles; and in the Province of 



