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This stream is of interest as having been proposed as a water 

 supply for the city of Albany. 



Hoosic river. An important tributary of the Hudson from the 

 east is Hoosie river, which rises in the mountains of Berkshire 

 county, Massachusetts. It first runs northwesterly, passing from 

 Massachusetts into the extreme southwestern corner of Vermont 

 and thence into Rensselaer county, in New York. At the notfthern 

 boundary of Rensselaer county it turns and pursues a westerly 

 course to the Hudson opposite the village of Stillwater. Its 

 catchment area at the mouth is taken at 730 square miles. Its 

 principal tributaries are Little Hoosic Tiver, Walloomsae river, 

 and Tomhannock creek. The country drained is mainly moun- 

 tainous, the summits attaining an elevation of from 1000 to 2000 

 feet above tide. The principal water powers developed on Hoosic 

 river, in New York, are at Schaghticoke and Hoosic Falls, with a 

 few at intermediate points. At Schaghticoke there is from 97 

 to 98 feet fall, broken into falls of 8, 7.5, 24.5, 34.5, and 23 feet. 

 The available statements as to the power at Hoosic Falls are so 

 conflicting that it is thought best to omit them. 



Hoosic river is of considerable interest to persons concerned in 

 waterpower development on the Hudson below its mouth, because 

 there are two reservoirs on its headwaters which have been con- 

 structed by manufacturers in Massachusetts in order to maintain 

 a more equable summer flow. The first of these is the Clarksburg 

 reservoir, on the north branch of Hoosic river, and at a distance 

 of about 2^ miles above North Adams. The second reservoir is 

 on the south branch, and is known as the Cheshire reservoir, being 

 situated in the town of that name. The Clarksburg reservoir 

 is stated to flow 156 acres and to have a depth of 22 feet. The 

 Cheshire reservoir flows about 650 acres and can be draw down 

 about 8 feet. These reservoirs are controlled by an association 

 of mill owners on the Hoosic and its branches in Massachusetts. 



BattenkiU river. Battenkill river, another important tributary 

 of the Hudson from the east, rises in the southwestern part of 

 Vermont, in Bennington county. It first flows southwesterly and 

 then westerly irregularly across Washington county, New York, 



