The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-11
POSSIBILITIES OF
 WATER STORAGE
Local Forester Gives Data Regard. ing Water Power in South
 eastern Alaska

N.n.NIM A.AaAN
 The following iutereune data is r.tcn ol. by C U Nory district forester NiIh headquarters hero.
 Tho possibilities for water s.or'ec N au Important question. Tho Alls- kan streams become very low during Che months when Che precipitation Is In Che form of snow and industrial plants could not operate to fun CO., r1rity f thcy depended wholly on ths natural rou ft H necessary. therefore. In Hore lhc eNccss wuter ir Che streams during u.rc mouth. ol Che vc.r for use iu Che three wine Ger month.
 In One snfcs conditions ore Che rrscrse of thi. ENecs winter watcr must ne stored for Che .lra summer months Many operators in One s.nfr. hnte un means of storing .u.. fr.crt water and frequently have 'o cIo.e down tr..r plants for n month or moro m summer Fortunately moot o- m. Alaskan power s.,e. have hIen .rarrr lakes w.fn steep walled narrow canyons rt choir ouf. Ic.s Thes. canyons makc excellent Hrm ..f.. and fr. iHses rIn he rl...i fn high levels which EFc uur.. u.f.r ..or.e. .f relatively low costs TH.s. ren lakes from which tre water win he diverted arc usually within one to two and a hr't m.'es o, Che bo..h and I'm many cases within hrec.un.r.er. oI a m.Ie. o fHH. long expensive r.nH lines ur. uot roIn'r cI Also fHr power plant and tH. industrial plant win usually occupy Che ame sfe. which eliminate. Che uee of long transmission lines.
 rn. m-t.r m power s.tes was started i'm f..f and th.rte.n s.t. u.r. covered t... yelr it |. r'HHne. .o oorurr. .lc work Iu Ia-- ard .I.r tn oln'ur. One country for other t.frahi. power sites no. now known. I'm One winter of fs.1.-t aI Che .n- formation obtained In these surveys and explorations On. results ol stream ur work meteorological r..rIs obtained hr Che Weather fu r..u and any other related data win h. brought together and published
 The sites covered hy .Hc urrrr m IHaf arc n. nIuN kHr.a Nre- cast side of Prince oI W-'es H"rI. Nahoner fa.. George Iu'e- r..r Eetrh.E.r. r.. Crook. Thnrre Arm rerr Eetrns.n iaEc Reelection. short Hly rr Ne0H'Ean, Ar'n Crock. DraI0..I Canal. White ure- HmIrrI Canal. Harding Htor BnIrcI cH.U NU Crock no.r WnrrrI. U.a..e Crock. Thomas u.r rar r..-hurr Sweetheart Fails Port 5r.H.H.m near Juneau. Cascade Bay L.Ee. Cnenic Hay or H.r.ro. f.arI. Patterson Bay Iah. Patterson H.. nu HHrarol leland. Craar L.N. -Ir.rr Bay u.r e...I.
 Tn addition Tn m. Hh0ro much ..r..Hr. Information Hrn.'aN.. on otre. power .f.. This Has hu obtained hr H.H rtor ir r.0r past by n. Pores. sc-r.e and hN rne.f. concern. n |. mo. 1 com. rI..e .r many ..... us .he dat. oh. ur.I hr One surveys of l'-l. hut .. sufficient .r show che value of .u. power at.. .u . general way. Th. .t.. .H.t h... boon covered arc Hs follows
 Beaver F.u-. George Inlet near Ke..M.an. Swan fHkc CHuo. u..- rerr kc.Isan. rnte Shc'ortum Uu.r Boy r.lr k0.HI.Hu. Iroo Lake UrIr.'I Canal. culor iaEe. ror. sr.....r.m near Immu Long rrE. ro-. S....snam near Juneau. r.k. unurn. Warm SnUna Bay on H0urnI I.'arI
 TH.s. ....s Hnee .r power eInn.. .fr from ."'U r. .HNNH horse power. tI eI..n. or. hove Iake. for water aouee for winter use and tH.s one .1n he uscI tor summer power In connection uIIH another nearby site which has unusually good winter snuee Tho nk.. rnre I'm e..t uor from 100 t1 f.f0H ieet The shortest Iercth oI conduit required .s orc.Iourh milo and One 'orre tuu .uf on.-h.'- miles In u mum. b.r O. .ases Che power from two or moro sites can be combined either by bringing thr water into ou. one power house or by fuusmf.'n- electrically ovcr short uausm tom lines Some ol .hc sites can he very cheau'r Iet..oned by ianpne Che fatrs nr below Che surface and drawing down Che ate level lor wine Ger use Instead 1t providing stou-c by dam For example. one nke at f.fUn f.et elevation is 5nH fec, deep Auotohar iakc at I.ann feet eiew- uor Is BOO feet dcep. In practically cvcry case Che power plant site Is on udeUafer and ou suitable h1rhor tor am industrial plant
 The ransc u capacity o. thcHo power sites gives n chance tor Che establishment of a pulp and paper plant of almost any practical slo thrt nm operator might wish to build and many lend themselves Io very economical dereionment
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