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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />OO?733 <br /> <br />The advantages and disadvantages of a larger dam than the one pro- <br />posed herein are: <br /> <br />1. It would cost more. <br /> <br />2. The larger reservoir would inundate more land and dis- <br />place at least one more resident family. It would in- <br />undate the access road to the Staley-Gordon Coal Mine <br />and might inundate the mine itself. More riparian <br />habitat would be disturbed, more wildlife would be dis- <br />placed, and more of the river system would be replaced <br />by a fluctuating reservoir. Migration routes, if any, <br />would be eliminated along a greater length of river. <br />Other environmental factors would be essentially similar <br />to those of the proposed oroject. <br /> <br />3. Designs for larger projects provided for the generation <br />of approximately 2,500 KW to 6,500 KW of electricity. <br /> <br />4. The larger dam would impound a considerably greater <br />amount of water with a potential for greater benefits. <br /> <br />5. It would allow about the same amount of silt and sedi- <br />ment to settle in the dead storage area. The ratio of <br />dead storage to active storage would be smaller. <br /> <br />6. The flood protection ability would be greater, especially <br />during periods of high reservoir content. <br /> <br />7. A larger surface area could be a greater benefit for <br />recreation activities. Boating in particular would be <br />more attractive on a larger reservoir. <br /> <br />8. It would involve relocating a much greater length of <br />CSH 64 -- at least four miles and as much as seven <br />miles would be involved. <br /> <br />VIII-4 <br /> <br />~ <br />;j <br />