Water resources of the Penobscot River basin, Maine . A. LOGS AT TIDEWATER, READY FOR B. LUMBER AT TIDEWATER, READY FOR SHIPMENT. PENOBSCOT RIVER AT BANGOR. LOG DKIVING AND LUMBEKING. 213 The logs are sold in the Penobscot boom, whence they are drivento their destination (see PL XII). As a rule the drives of the Mattawamkeag, Piscataquis, and Passa-dumkeag branches arrive in Penobscot boom sometime in June. WATER USED IN DRIVING. It is evident that the water is required for driving at just the timethat it should be stored to meet the needs of power plants, and thatmore or less water
Water resources of the Penobscot River basin, Maine . A. LOGS AT TIDEWATER, READY FOR B. LUMBER AT TIDEWATER, READY FOR SHIPMENT. PENOBSCOT RIVER AT BANGOR. LOG DKIVING AND LUMBEKING. 213 The logs are sold in the Penobscot boom, whence they are drivento their destination (see PL XII). As a rule the drives of the Mattawamkeag, Piscataquis, and Passa-dumkeag branches arrive in Penobscot boom sometime in June. WATER USED IN DRIVING. It is evident that the water is required for driving at just the timethat it should be stored to meet the needs of power plants, and thatmore or less water is required for the drives during the greater partof the summer. The following quantities of w^ter are required to drive from Chesun-cook Lake to the Penobscot boom: From Chesuncook to Ambejejus, about 4,000 second-feet. North Twin to Quakish, probably less than 3,000 is really no excess used in this distance, however, as day pitchof about 3,500 second-feet is used which is held at Quakish Lake andused through the wheels at Millinocket, about 2,500 second-feet beingrequire
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