The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09

and specifications for the construc-
ton of the dam and powerhouse.
This planning work except the pow
er house has been completed, and
on the 9th of January, only on Mon
day of this week, bids were receiv-
ed for the construction of the dam.
Construction of the access railroad,
West-bank fill, and dam will now
proceed as rapidly as possible. Con-
tracts for other phases of the work
will be let as Don as funds are
made available by Congress.
The large construction contract
will be awarded as a continuing
contract, and work will be PAID
for by present and future appro-
prlations of Congress. The construc.
ton of the Clark Hill dam and
reservoir will take about Z years.
Referring to the map displayed,
the Clark Hill dam and reservoir
will have a drainage area of about
6,144 square miles. The reservoir
will extend 40 miles upstream
from Clark Hill in Savannah
River; about 80 miles up Little
River, in South Carolina. The
total reservoir area will be about
$4,000 acres.
AL told, some 96, OO0 acres Of
land may be acquired for the prin-
clpal uses of the reservoir. This
will allow the construction OF
parks, camp sites, fishing, and
other recreational areas, and a
protective fringe around the area.
Separate recreational areas are
being planned for both the white
and black races on either side OF
the river. Access highways will
serve the dam site, with state
highways to be constructed by
the highway departments of Geor-
gia and South Carolina to the dam.
A modern highway, properly pro
tected with guard rails, will allow
visitors to drive across the dam
from one state to the other.
Nearly 1000 miles of shoreline
will be provided by the huge lake
that will be developed in this con-
struction. Boating and fishing will
be available as part of the recre-
ational program being planned by
a joint gro',o of Federal and state
agencies. The Clark Hill lake will
be comparable to the lovely lakes
that the power dams of the T. V. A.
have provided in that region. This
dam will fill a longtime want for
inland recreation in Georgia and
South Carolina.
The dam itself will be 200 feet
high, and $500 feet long. 1t will
have % spillway gates each 40
feet long by IS feet high. Eight
spillway sluices 4 feet by 9 feet
will be provided.
The power plant is being planned
for an Inmate installation OF
seven units, each of 10000 XIV,
or a total of 28o, 900 XIV capacity.
Of these, only four will be installed
initially. the other three being IN
stalled later as the need for adj
ditional capacity in the area re-
quires and justifies them.
Allatoona Dam
The Allatoona Dam near Carriers
vile, Georgia will be located on
the Etowah River, a main tributary
of the Coosa River, an important
Georgia-Alabama waterway. This
multi-purpose dam and reservoir
will reduce the possibility of
damage by flood to the city of
Rome, Georgia and the Coosa
river basin. The dam will also
furnish economical electric energy
for the benefit of northwest Geor-
gia and surrounding areas. The
site of the proposed dam is a
splendid location for a power dam
and was selected a number OF
years ago by power cor,,any in
terests for eventual Improvement.
1t is estimated that the completed
project will cost about $27, 500, 900.
This dam was authorized and
money allocated before the war,
but work was suspended as a war
measure. In 1915 and 1916 however,