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these streams is important from the waterpower point of view. 

 The headwaters of the Batavia kill have been proposed to be taken 

 by a tunnel through the Cats-kill mountains as part of the water 

 supply of New York city. 



In 1899 and 1900 the Empire State Power Company developed 

 an extensive water power on Schoharie creek at Schoharie falls a 

 few miles south of its mouth. Their darn, however, has been twice 

 injured by floods and it is understood that at present (spring of 

 1904) they are out of business. There are however negotiations 

 in progress looking toward a consolidation with the Hudson River 

 Power Company, but until these are completed it is uncertain 

 whether the dam will be repaired or not. 



Oaroga creek. This vstream rises in the Garoga lakes and! Peck 

 pond. It flows southerly into the Mohawk river two miles above 

 Fort Plain. The catchment area above its mouth is 89 square 

 miles. 



East Canada creek. This creek, which is one of the important 

 tributaries of the Mohawk river, rises in the southwestern part of 

 Hamilton county and flows southerly, joining the Mohawk at East 

 creek, about 7 miles from Little Falls. According to a map fur- 

 nished by Stephen E. Babcock, of Little Falls, the total catchment 

 area of East Canada creek is 285.7 square miles, of which 58.2 

 square miles are in Hamilton county, 98.4 square miles in Herki- 

 mer county, 128 square miles in Fulton county, and 1.1 square 

 miles in Montgomery count} 7 . Following are the elevations of 

 principal points on East Canada creek : 



Feet 



Bottom of Beardslee falls near mouth 



Top of Beardslee falls 105 



Bottom of High falls 327 



Top of High falls 379 



Crest of dam at Dolgeville 445 



Mouth of Spruce creek 477 



Mouth of Fish creek 559 



Emmonsburg G4G 



Stratford 720 



Oregon 1,140 



