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Water Power of the World. =
Forty per cent Of the developed
water-power of the world is in the
United States, where water-wheels
having capacity of 9,243,000 horse
power have been installed, according
to recent statement of the United
states Geological Survey, Depart
ment of the Interior. The leading
States in developed water-power are
New York, with 100000 horse
power, and California, with ILL 1000.
These state totals compare favor
ably with those for some of the most
progressive countries in water-power
development in Europe, where France
leads with 100000 horsepower,
Norway has 1,350,0OO horsepower,
Sweden 100000 horsepower, and
Switzerland. 100000 horsepower.
The largest percentage of power has
been developed in the New England
States, where the capacity of the
water wheels installed is 1881. 900
horsepower and the estimated po-
tential power at low water without
stora ge is 868,0O0 horsepower. In
the Pacific Coast States Washing
ton, Oregon, and California-the
capacity of water-wheels installed is
/ 1893 900 horsepower and the poten-
tial power at low water without stor-
age is 11,5O0,000 horsepower: The
largest water-power development in
the world is at Niagara Falls, where
the plants in operation have capa-
city of $4,000 horsepower, Of which
1850 horsepower is on the United
States side. The capacity Of the
plants at Niagara is being increased
by 114,500 horsepower in the United
States and 100000 horsepower in
Canada. Other large plants are one
of 100000 horsepower on the Missis;-
sippi at Keokuk, Iowa, from which
power is transmitted to St. Louis
and two plants aggregating 268,000
horsepower on St: Maurice river in
Canada, from which power is trans
mitted to Montreal, Quebec, and
other cities. Canada ranks next to
the United States in water-power de-
velopment, with 2,418,000 horse
power, or over 10 per cent Of the
worlds total. =.
Europe has one-third Of the de-
veloped water power in the world.
Two plants at Rjukan, in Norway,
have a total capacity of 239, 900 horse
power, and at Trollhattan Falls the
Swedish Government has installed
a plant of $4,000 horsepower At
Lake Fully, Switzerland, the remark
ably high head Of 5,413 feet is uti-
lized. France, Italy, Germany, Nor
way, Sweden and Switzerland have
each developed more than 100000
horsepower. .
In Asia, Japan with 100000
horsepower, and India, with only
100000 horsepower, are the foremost
countries in water-power develop
ment.
New Zealand has developed only
$4,000 horsepower, but is rapidly
increasing this amount. Australia
has practically no developed water
power. The island Of Java has
$4,000 horsepower developed or to
be developed by plants under con-
struction. Africa possesses only H.
900 horsepower Of developed water
power.
The total potential water-power Of
the world is estimated at. / ,439 mil-
lion horsepower at low water, of
which 62 million horsepower is in
North America and 28 million in the
United States. Africa is richest in
undeveloped water-power, with 100
million horsepower; Asia has II
million horsepower, South America
So million horsepower, and Europe
Ak million hOrsepOwer
The World Atlas of Commercial
Geology, Part II, Water Power Of
the World, which has just been pub
lished by the United States Geolo-l
gical Survey, summarizes all present
knowledge Of that subject, mentions
briefly some of the worlds largest.