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The distance from the mouth of the stream to Oregon is about 

 25 miles. 



The principal tributary of East Canada creek is Fish creek, 

 which is the outlet of the Canada lakes. The distance from its 

 point of junction with East Canada creek to the mouth of the 

 Canada lakes outlet is about 9 miles, and the total rise in this 

 distance 635 feet. The outlet of the lakes, which is nearly level, 

 is about 3.5 miles long. There are no falls of any magnitude on 

 this creek. For the first 5 miles from its mouth Fish creek rises 

 245 feet, and from that point to the mouth of the outlet of the 

 Canada lakes, a distance of 4 miles, the rise is 390 feet. 



The second tributary of East Canada creek is Spruce creek, 

 which has a total length from its mouth to its head in the Eaton 

 millpond of about 8.7 miles, the total rise in this distance being 

 about 550 feet. Just below the Eaton millpond there is a fall of 

 180 feet in 2000 feet. At Salisbury Center, Spruce creek falls 85 

 feet in about 900 feet. 



Water power of East Canada creek. In 1904 there are twelve 

 dams on Spruce creek. The water supply of Dolgeville is taken 

 from Cold brook, a tributary of East Canada creek. Aside from 

 the development at Dolgeville, and small developments at 

 Beardslee falls and at one or two other points, very little use has 

 thus far been made of the water power of East Canada creek. It 

 is probable, however, that within a few years the water power of 

 this stream will be nearly all utilized. 



According to a manuscript report on the water power of East 

 Canada creek, by S. E. Babcock, the fall in this stream for the 

 first 1500 feet from its junction with Mohawk river is very slight. 

 At this point the first rapids are encountered, where it has been 

 proposed to develop a water power, with a head of about 60 to 70 

 feet. About 1000 to 1200 feet farther upstream there is an addi- 

 tional fall of from 30 to 40 feet. This takes one to the. top of the 

 so-called Beardslee falls, referred to in the foregoing. 



It has also been proposed to construct an extensive system of 

 power development by a series of dams on East Canada creek. 



