Official opening of the Queenston-Chippawa Power Development . 14 QUEENSTON—CHIPPAWA DEVELOPMENTFig. 13 View of Forebay from Screen House Roof showing lower end of Canal with Diffuser at entrance to OUEENSTON—CHIPPAWA DEVELOPMENT Fig. 15 Plan of Power Works at Queenston showing lower end of Canal entering Forebay with Screen House on top of cliff and Power House and Niagara River below. turbines. The sectional drop-gates for closing offeach penstock, and the screens for clearing thewater of all floating trash, are located in thescreen-house, and an overflow ice-chute, providedwith a
Official opening of the Queenston-Chippawa Power Development . 14 QUEENSTON—CHIPPAWA DEVELOPMENTFig. 13 View of Forebay from Screen House Roof showing lower end of Canal with Diffuser at entrance to OUEENSTON—CHIPPAWA DEVELOPMENT Fig. 15 Plan of Power Works at Queenston showing lower end of Canal entering Forebay with Screen House on top of cliff and Power House and Niagara River below. turbines. The sectional drop-gates for closing offeach penstock, and the screens for clearing thewater of all floating trash, are located in thescreen-house, and an overflow ice-chute, providedwith a motor-operated gate which can be loweredbeneath the surface of the water, is installed at thesouth end. The screen-house superstructure hasbeen erected to accommodate six units, and is be-ing provided with a temporary wall at the northend in order that the first five units may beoperated. Power House The building required to house the generatingand transforming equipment for the completed de-velopment will be of majestic proportions — thetotal length will be 650 feet, while the roof willbe 160 feet above the river level and the entireheight from the bottom of the tail-race to the high-est portion
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