UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1430 

Washington, D. C. T August, 1926 
FINANCIAL LIMITATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREST 
COVER IN PROTECTING RESERVOIRS 
By 
W. W. ASHE, Assistant District Forester 
Forest Service 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Possibilities in the Storage of Storm Water for Power 1 
Necessity of Permanency of Power Reservoirs 2 
Influence of Forest Protection on Silting . 3 
Sources of Solid Burden of Streams 5 
Relative Value of Forest and Other Cover in Reducing Erosion of Soil 9 
Cost and Value cf Reduction in Erosion Through Forest Planting 10 
Settling Basins 15 
Planting a Wood 16 
Regimen and Turbidity of the Main Stream Systems in the United States 17 
Summary 32 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
. 1926 
