The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-12-28


Wills Greek at 100000 and city sew
age of 100000 gallons would leave a
net flow of approximately 100000
gallons as the minimum daily flow
coming into the pool above the dam
This flow checks with Mr.. Fuertes' re-
| port of 1911 when he estimated
flow of about 100000 gallons per
! day before the Stony River dam was
built.
Consumption Calculated
an considering the Savage River
the records show that for the year
1930-31 the discharge of the river
amounted to a mean daily flow of 112
cubic feet per second, or 100000
gallons per day, equal to 26,500,O00,-
900 gallons per year in the worst
drought year on record.
1.-THE calculation of consumption by
the industries requires a storage of
about $500, 100000, hence the Savage
River is easily capable of supplying
this amount as most of the run-otf
was through the winter months.
"The Stony River does not have rec
ords of flow, but in comparison with
| Savage River area and rainfall should
give a yield of 7,0OO,0OO,000 gallons
which with the losses in stream flow,
would give approximately the required
minimum at Luke, 40 miles away.
"The Savage River valley is about
twenty miles long by As miles wide
and nearly uninhabited. The B. & O..
Railroad follows the main stream, but
at an elevation of 240 feet above the
river and would not interfere with a
dam of reasonable height. There is
also an abandoned lumber tramway
throughout the valley and rough
country road. The basin of the river
has little or no coal on it, but is large
ly forested. The valleys are precipit-
Gus and the run-off rapid.
Two Dams Designed
"The selection of the dam site is
just below the junction of Crabtree
Creek and was originally surveyed by
Mr.. Fuertes in 1911, which survey and
information was made available for
our use. Other dam sites exist further
up the stream, but are not as desir-
able and do not provide as extensive
storage.
1.-TWO dams have been designed on
this site, both earth-flled structures
one of 1876 feet high with an ample
spillway for anticipated flood condi-
tions to impound 4,5O0,O 100000 gallons
to permit uniform flow of 50,000,0O0
gallons daily into the Potomac; a Sec
ond dam 20 feet higher for the storage
of 6,5OO,0O0,O00 gallons, sufficient to
maintain 6O,OOO,OO0,OOO gallons flow
per day into the Potomac.
"The cost of the 1875 foot dam stor-
ing $500, 100000 gallons is estimated
at $990,OO0.00, including land, clean
ing, engineering, etc.
"The cost of the 20 foot higher dam
for storing 6,5OO,OOO,OOO gallons is es-
timated at $1,260,000.00.
"This first dam would cost $4,000
per million gallons of water stored
and the second or higher dam would
cost $194.00 per million gallons and
supply SO per cent more water.
"The Stony River valley is a gorge
for considerable distance, but at about
1917 miles from the mouth of the
stream and seven miles below the
present (paper milD dam is site at
which dam can be built about 125
feet high, backing the water up with
in Y miles of the present dam.
Reservoir Planned
'The reservoir site selected has no
roads, houses or farm land and be-
longs largely to one holding. The site
is some II miles from the nearest
railroad and further from Piedmont.
"Two dams have been designed for
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tures-one 105 feet high with ample
spillways, ETC., to impound 6,5O0,O00,-
900 gallons; the other, 125 feet high
to impound 1,5OO,000,000 gallons.
Either is practical, except the larger
reservoir could not be filled except in
wet years, while the smaller could be
filled almost every year.
1.-THE cost of the 105 feet dam is es-
timated at $956,OOOOO, while the high
er inc is estimated at $1,220,0 100000
Comparing the Savage and Stony
River reservoir sites as follows:
"The drainage area above Savage
River dam is three times larger than
Stony River and can be filled in the
driest years, while the site required
on the Stony River cannot always be
filled in very dry years.
"The dam on the Savage River five
miles from Piedmont would be easily
accessible, while Stony River is forty
miles away. Water from Savage res
ervoir would reach the Potomac at
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