The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-17
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POWER Or InE WORLD

Forty per cent Of the Developed
water power of the world Is n the
United States, where water wheels
having a capac.ts OF 5000 horse
power have been
to a recent statement OF the United
States Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior. I've adiag States
In developed water power are New
York, with 100000 horsepower, and
California, with LII, 900. These
State totals compare favorably with
those for some of the most progress
sive countries in waterpower develop
ment in Europe, where France leads
with 400, 900 horsepower, Norway
has 1,350,000 horse power, Sweden L.
200, 900 horsepower, and Switzer-
land 1,07O,O0O 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 horse
power and the estimated potential
power at low water without storage
is S6S, 900 horsepower. In the Pacific
Coast Washington, Oregon,
and California-the capacity of water
wheels installed is 1,S93,000 horse
power and the potential power at low
water without storage is 100000
horsepower. The largest WATERPROOF
er development in the world is at Ma
CARA Falls, where the plants in opera
tion have a capacity of $4,000 horse
power, of which 3S5,500 horsepower
is on the United States side. The ca
pacity of the plants at Niagara is be-
ing increased by 114,500 horsepower
| in the United States and 100000
horsepower in Canada. Other large
plants are one of 10000 horsepower
on the Mississippi at Kokuk, Iowa.
from which power is transmitted to
st. Louis, and two plants aggregating
26S,5 500 horsepower on st. Maurice
River in Canada, from which power
is transmitted to Montreal, Quebec,
and other cities. Canada ranks next
to the United States in water-power
development, with 2,41S,OO0 horse
power or over 10 per cent of the
worlds total.
Europe has one-third of the devel-
oped water power in the world. Two
plants at Rjukan, in Norway, have
total capacity of 239,999 horsepower,
and at Trollhattan Falls the Swedish
Government has installed plant of
155, 900 horsepower. At Lake Fully,
IN Switzerland, the remarkably high
head of Sab feet is utilized. France
Italy, Germany, Norway Sweden and
Switzerland have each developed
more than 100000 horsepower.
In Asia, Japan with 100000
horsepower, and India, with only
10000 horsepower, are the fore
most countries in water-power de-
velopment.
New Zealand has developed only
$4,000 horsepower but is rapidly in
creasing this amount. Australia has
practically no developed water pow
err. The island Of Java has $4,000
horsepower developed or to be de-
yeloped by plants under construction.
Africa possesses only 1900 horse
power of developed water power.
The total potential water power of
the world is estimated at 439 million
horsepower at low water, OF which
So million horsepower is in North
America and 2S million in the United
States. Africa is richest in unde-
veloped water power with 100 mil
lion horsepower; Asia has II million
hors power South America >54 mil
lion horsepower, and Europe 45 mil
lion horsepower.
The World Atlas of Commercial
Geology, Part II, Water Power of the
World, which has just been publish
ed by the United States Geological
Survey, summarizes all present
knowledge of that subject, mentions
briefly some of the worlds largest
water-power developments, and gives
estimates by countries and by conti-
nents of the developed and undevel-
oped water power. 1t includes 81
pages of text and 10 maps and is sold
for 81 copy.