The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-30

Will Create Lake 200 Miles In Length
Three Other Projects Along River -
Estimated Cost Twice as Much as Pan
anna Canal.
Los ANGELES, June 30.-The
worlds greatest electrical project is
the phrase used by some engineers IN
describing the plans of the Southern
California Edison company for impound-
| ing the waters of the Colorado river and
developing hydro-electric power on huge
| scale for distribution over a wide area
of the southwest.
Edwin O. Edgepton, special counsel for
the corporation and formerly president OF
the California state railroad commission,
stated the project ultimately would in
volve possibly $S00,000,000, or twice as
much as was spent on the Panama canal:
Applications for permission to lmpound
the waters of the river have been ae-
cepted for filing from the company by the
federal power commission and the Arizona
water commission. 1t is expected similar
applications will be filed with correspond
ing commissions in other southwestern
states. IL.
Generation of peak load of 4,3jOOO0
horse power and an annual average LOAD
of 10000 horse power from four deVel-
0DmpnI projects along the IiNNl VIII w
possible. it is stated, if the stream flow
is controlled by the first of the four-a
500-foot dam planned for the head OF
Glen canyon, AriZ.
At that point, it is stated, the main
dam would create a lake almost 200 miles
long. extending backward from the dam.
ND the nearly level basin of the Colorado
to the mouth of the Fremont river. From
this point, the river descends in 400 miles
from $500 feet above sea level to 900
feet above sea level. fall of $500 feet.
To this $500 feet will be added the 900
feet of the dam itself, giving a gross head
of $500 feet for power development.
At the Glen canyon dam. according 10
plans. a uniform flow of $4,000 second
thence through power canal for 30 miles,
to the mouth of the Littla Colorado. This
would give net head of 500 feet and
would generate 100000 horse power.
From the Little Colorado to kanabo-
creek. net head of 200 feet could be Sc
cured in 50 miles. which would generate
| l .090.0 900 horse power.
In the 145-mile stretch between kanab
creek and the Arizona boundary line. at
Diamond. a net head of 500 feet could be
: secured by the use of two high dams. The
river would deliver TO SwitchboardS about
| l 200 additional horse power, accord
| ing to Southern California Edison engi-
neerS.
The fourth development would cover
| the 12O-mile stretch between the Arizona
boundary and the Cottonwood valley.
| This would afford a 500-foot head and
deliver 100000 horse power.
| 1t is contenled that among the results
of the project, when completed, would be
| Absolute flood control.
/ Provision for irrigation of 2,2jO,O00
acres. of which 1000, 100000 acres would
/ be above the canyons.
/ Three hundred miles of the river
| would be made navigable.
i The area which could be served with
/ power includes the entire states of Ari-
IONA. Nevada and Utah, more than one
half of Colorado and New Mexico, one
fifth of Idaho and Wyoming and three
quarters of California. with possibly
large areas in northern Mexico. ..
Power would be used for the electrified
ton of steam railroads, as well as fOl
commercial, agricultural. mining anC
municipal uses. thus saving 90,O0000(
| barrels of fuel oil a year.