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<br />feet higher that the Queen h'gn water mark. This ex- <br />cess grade is taken U::J witn five falls or drops, from 5 to <br />23 feet in height. ongir;aliy made :n wood ana subse- <br />quently reolaced by reinforced concrete. <br /> <br />The Pawnee Canal. <br /> <br />The Paw--;ee Canal. which :s the outiet fer the Quee,; <br />Reservo:r, ,s used jO;r"1tly by tne two companies for a <br />distance fo'" about three mi'es. to a pOint where t'le <br />Fort Lyon suooiy is conducted west a'ld sout'l into a <br />latera" that first crosses and then runs nearly aaraLel <br />with the Fort Lyon Canai for abou: L mi;es, OLJt whose <br />flow is in the opposite d:rect;o~. <br /> <br />The Pavree Canal is 12 feet wide O~ :re bottor'1, and <br />made to carry 5 feet depth of water. 9'ving it a capacity <br />of 200 second-feet. For two miles ,ts lower bank is <br />within a few feet of the high water co~to~r of the King <br />Reservoi.... <br /> <br />THE THURSTON RESERVOIR. <br /> <br />Immediately belo\"J tne King Reservei'" :s ar10ther na:u- <br />ral basin. belonging to :'1e Fort Lyon Canal Company. <br />which \vas converted into a usetf "'eservo~r in the year <br />1905, under the direckm of the Company's e;'"1ginew, <br />~vir. B. F. Powell. The area ana capacity of this basins <br />as follows: <br /> <br />55 <br />