This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...construction. The power developed is owned by the city of Black River Falls, with turbines working under a head of 13 feet, and by J. J. McGillivray, with turbines under a head of 16 feet. The present tailrace could be lowered 3 or 4 feet, and the crest of the dam could be raised the same amount without flooding. This ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...construction. The power developed is owned by the city of Black River Falls, with turbines working under a head of 13 feet, and by J. J. McGillivray, with turbines under a head of 16 feet. The present tailrace could be lowered 3 or 4 feet, and the crest of the dam could be raised the same amount without flooding. This improvement would give a total head of,20 feet. The turbines now installed develop about 345 horsepower, which is used to run an electric light plant, a sash and door mill, a wagon shop, and a grist mill. Chapter 491, Laws of 1905, granted to the present owner the right of increasing the head of the dam 4 feet. The drainage area above this point is about 1,570 square miles. A view of this dam, at time of high water is shown in Plate XXXII. Black River Falls to Xeillsville.--Because of the high, rocky banks and high gradient of this river, dams of 15 to 20 feet head could be installed nearly every 2 or 3 miles between Black River Falls and Xeillsville, but only a few of the largest undeveloped powers will be described. The first dam site above Black River Falls is located near the south line of Section 1, Township 21 north, Range 4 west, just below the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway bridge. At this point the rocky banks form a narrow gorge and are high enough to furnish a head of 30 feet or more. This site belongs to the Black River Improvement Company, of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Twenty feet would develop all the fall to center of section 17, township 22, range 3 west. Xortheast Quarter Section 17, Township 22 Xorth, Range S West, Dam Site.--At this point the banks of the river are high and steep. Between this point and the railroad crossing at Hatfield the river has a total fall of nearly 50 feot, all of which could be develope...
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1st ed. A complete survey of the rivers, drainage areas and dams of Wisconsin. Cloth, 9.5x7", xviii+354 pp., 39 b&w plates from photographs, 14 b&w maps, 1 color map. Ex-library with spine label and stamps, else clean, solid, Good.
