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per second per square mile would give only about 15.3 gross 

 horsepower per foot of fall. If this is true, the Battenkill is an 

 exceedingly good water yielder, although definite data derived 

 from stream measurements are entirely lacking. It is understood 

 that gaginga have been kept for the last two or three years by 

 private parties, but the results have not yet been published. 



Fish creek. This stream, which flows into the Hudson at 

 Schuylerville, is the outlet of Saratoga lake. Its chief tributary 

 is the Kayaderosseras creek, which drains the central part of 

 Saratoga county. The catchment area of Fish creek at its mouth 

 is estimated at 25o square miles. Both Fish creek and Kayader- 

 osseras creek are extensively utilized for water power. 



Sacandaga river. This stream is the next important tributary 

 of the Hudson in the ascending order. It has three principal 

 branches, which unite to form the main river in the southeastern 

 part of Hamilton county. The west branch is the outlet of Piseco 

 lake; the middle branch is the outlet of Sacandaga and Pleasant 

 lakes, while the east branch issues from a series of small ponds 

 and lakes in the southwestern part of Warren county, not far from 

 Bakers Mills. The east and middle branches unite a few miles 

 to the north of Wellatown, and the west branch joins a few miles 

 south of Wellstown. The river then flows southeasterly to about 

 5 miles below North vi lie, where it turns rather more than a right 

 angle and flows irregularly northeast to the main Hudson at 

 Hadley. The principal tributary of the Sacandaga, aside from 

 its several branches, is East Stony creek. 



The following are the several subdivisions of the catchment area 

 of Sacandaga river : 



Square miles 



At mouth 1.040 



South branch 240 



Middle branch 115 



East branch 124 



Stony creek 212 



Main river below Stony creek 223 



