Electrical news and engineering . Musquash Development—View of east branch head dam. intake and 10-ft. pipe lii. Musquash Development—West branch intake and gate house, under construction THE ELECTRICAL NEWS feet above summer level. The main clam is a timber struc-ture, built on solid rock, and provided with spillway andtwo gates for regulating the flow. There will be 1,250,000,-000 cubic feet of water impounded, enough to operate theplant at full capacity «:; days. Three side dams were neces-sary to close gullies near the lower end of the lake. In allfour dams there arc included 34,337 cubic
Electrical news and engineering . Musquash Development—View of east branch head dam. intake and 10-ft. pipe lii. Musquash Development—West branch intake and gate house, under construction THE ELECTRICAL NEWS feet above summer level. The main clam is a timber struc-ture, built on solid rock, and provided with spillway andtwo gates for regulating the flow. There will be 1,250,000,-000 cubic feet of water impounded, enough to operate theplant at full capacity «:; days. Three side dams were neces-sary to close gullies near the lower end of the lake. In allfour dams there arc included 34,337 cubic yards of earth em-bankment, 3,723 cubic yards of rip-rap and 173,000 feet boardmeasure of timber. The country adjacent having been lireswept several years ago, no timber was available at the site,and had to be hauled over four miles from the railway. Thelevel of this lake has now been raised about ten feet and thedams are giving entire satisfaction. Other storage sites on this stream whicli will be develop-ed as required include: Eagle Lake, Deer Lake and BclvidcreLake. Storage Dams on the West Branch At
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