. Development and electrical distribution of water power . e cross-section and photograph (see Figs. 91 and 92). The com-pany has at present contracts for more than 4,000 The power »is derived from water taken from Cascade Creekand the watershed tributary to the large reservoir. Cascade Creekhas a flow of 3,720 cubic feet per minute and the watershed of thereservoir has 1,500 cubic feet more, making a total available watersupply of 5,220 cubic feet per minute. The water is diverted fromthe creek and runs through a wooden flume 3 J miles long, whichis 6 X 8 feet and laid on a grade of
. Development and electrical distribution of water power . e cross-section and photograph (see Figs. 91 and 92). The com-pany has at present contracts for more than 4,000 The power »is derived from water taken from Cascade Creekand the watershed tributary to the large reservoir. Cascade Creekhas a flow of 3,720 cubic feet per minute and the watershed of thereservoir has 1,500 cubic feet more, making a total available watersupply of 5,220 cubic feet per minute. The water is diverted fromthe creek and runs through a wooden flume 3 J miles long, whichis 6 X 8 feet and laid on a grade of per cent. From the flume ANIMAS PLANT 177 water flows into a natural water-course and empties into a reservoir,which has an area of 960 acres. The reservoir was made by building a stone-and-timber damabout 750 feet long and 55 feet high, with a foundation 33 feet deepto bedrock. It is proposed to replace this dam by one of con-crete 100 feet high and about 1,400 feet long. This will increasethe area of the reservoir to 1,161 acres. When the concrete dam. Fig. 88.—Animas Dam. is built, the company expects to take the water from Lime Creekinto the reservoir, which can be done by building another flume 4miles long. When the water from Lime Creek is added, the avail-able water supply will be double, or 10,440 cubic feet per some future time, as the demand for power increases, it is pro-posed to use the water from the Animas River. In order to accom-plish this, it will be necessary to build a tunnel 8 miles long, andwhen this is done there will be sufficient water for developingsome 38,000 From the reservoir the water is taken in a 38 X 56 inches wooden flume 8,800 feet long, laid on a grade of per cent., which empties into an intake reservoir. The intake reservoir has an area of about five acres. Its dam is of earth, with a 12 I78 DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER POWER concrete core wall 3 feet thick and another concrete wall at theinner toe. At present
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