. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. HYDROLOGY OF XEAY YORK 589 permanent, continuous power to be realized from a reservoir stor- ing 7,370, cubic feet and located in the Mount Morris gorge would be 18,327 gross horsepower. In regard to the increase in waterpower, the effective value of the storage will be the amount of permanent power above the low- water power of the stream. As already stated, the total per- manent power for the unregulated stream is 6727 gross horse-. Fig. 40 Section of dam and gate-house as proposed for Genesee river at Portage. power. The gain due to the st
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. HYDROLOGY OF XEAY YORK 589 permanent, continuous power to be realized from a reservoir stor- ing 7,370, cubic feet and located in the Mount Morris gorge would be 18,327 gross horsepower. In regard to the increase in waterpower, the effective value of the storage will be the amount of permanent power above the low- water power of the stream. As already stated, the total per- manent power for the unregulated stream is 6727 gross horse-. Fig. 40 Section of dam and gate-house as proposed for Genesee river at Portage. power. The gain due to the storage is, therefore, 11,600 gross horsepower. Assuming a price of $10 per gross horsepower, we reach an annual return from the increased power of $116,000; but the Mount Morris reservoir is estimated in 1904 to cost $3,500,000, although ten years ago it was estimated at $2,785,000. Using the figure of the estimate of ten years ago, and assuming the project carried out by a private company with money at 5 per cent, the annual interest on the investment is $139,250—a sum $23,250 in excess of the probable annual income when all the power created shall have been brought into use; but there should be a sinking,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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