. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . akes) totide water, a distance 54 miles, is, however, 382 feet, or 7 feet to themile, and there are a number of places where falls and rapids occurat which water power has been or can easily be developed. The lake system of the St. Croix is the largest in the State in pro-portion to the drainage basin, except that of the Presumpscot, andas the lakes act as a regulator of flow and can easily be improved forgreater duty, St. Croix River may be considered one of the best water-power streams on the Atlantic coast. The la
. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . akes) totide water, a distance 54 miles, is, however, 382 feet, or 7 feet to themile, and there are a number of places where falls and rapids occurat which water power has been or can easily be developed. The lake system of the St. Croix is the largest in the State in pro-portion to the drainage basin, except that of the Presumpscot, andas the lakes act as a regulator of flow and can easily be improved forgreater duty, St. Croix River may be considered one of the best water-power streams on the Atlantic coast. The lake system of the UpperSt. Croix comprises approximately 50 square miles of lake surface,ami that of the West Branch 70 square miles, considering only theprincipal lakes and ponds. Indeed, above Vanceboro and Princetoneach branch of the river is simply a succession of lakes to almost theextreme headwaters. Wells estimated the total lake surface of theSt. Croix as not less than 150 square miles, or nearly one-tenth of U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 69 PL. Ill.
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