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<br />31 iu lower end from ....hich a canal
<br />11% mile~ long and hning a cap.!!"
<br />ilV of 3,000 ~c.-ft. exlends to a pn....N
<br />~1~lion jll~1 north of the tOWll uf
<br />\10nroe. This !Ialion conlain~ tllre,'
<br />h\'dro-electric units of 3.200 hp" e3dl
<br />d~\'e1(jpin~ a hf'aJ of 32 (I. r rom Ihi"
<br />planl IIle low.line canal e:drnd_ J:\
<br />miles to a regulating rt"~rn"oir :~
<br />mile~ north of r.olumLu~ h;l\"ing a
<br />lolal capacity of 11.000 anl'.fl. of
<br />wllit'h 6,000 aell,.ft. is u~ab](' f..r
<br />po\\rr I!t'oeratioo. A sllpph canal
<br />Il~ mil('~ long and having a capacily
<br />uf .1,80n l'ec..ft. ex lends from tIlt'
<br />re!'erH,ir 10 Ihl" Culllm],us PO"f'r
<br />~tation. ,,"hidl contains thre/" hvdrn.
<br />f'lectrir unils of 18,000 !Jp. cap(JI'ih
<br />each. nelow t!JL.. !'Ialion a tailraq.
<br />S]/! mil,'S lonf:: carrif'S the Walf'r to
<br />the PlaUe Ri\"er ju.;;t lodow th.. COII-
<br />AIl/"ncf' of Ihl" Platte aod Ihf' l"-lIlp_
<br />\Vatf'r i~ dra"ll into IIle t"lIp
<br />Hiw'r owr a long skimminf! \.'eir
<br />alon,!! Ihl' north hank of Ihl' rillT"
<br />lllis pro,'i,-ll's tht' fir~t slt'p in IIlI'
<br />rit'~ihin.E:" oprratinn. Sluif"f' ;al"'~ in
<br />the main rirer weir at thl" 10"-l'r
<br />end of the skimming weir make il
<br />pos~ible 10 Aus!J "ih from in fronl
<br />of the ..kimmN. Th,. sl'cond and fina!
<br />sla)!" of aNliltin~ is in III(' IOIll! ~till.
<br />in~ Ilasin. which. accofllin;t In Ihl'
<br />fir~1 pllln~ aprrn\'f'd Io\' tIll' l'\rA.
<br />WII_S to he f'(Tuirpf'.1 \'oilll a (In'lll!"
<br />mmmtl'd on a ~anlT\" ~panning 111I'
<br />"a~ill and cap.1hle ~( Iraveling il..
<br />(u]] Il'n!!lh. This dwdj?f' wa" to pump
<br />.'lilt (tom an\" poinl in thl" t.:1~in 10 .1
<br />rn"errl,. and stf'l'l Auml:' on IIII' rh.er
<br />~i(ll' of Ih,. ha~in which wOI\],1 ,1i~.
<br />I'harj!l' il alnn.!! Ihl;' ri\"l'r hank !>,..
<br />low the dam al poinl" '.-]Il'r(' j( woulrl
<br />1.1" carried away durin!! high .....att'r.
<br />_h now npf'rah'll. a :?R-in. Aoatin!!
<br />nr('d"e of Ih,. "du~1 pan" (\"pl' h.1~
<br />hl'f'n ~ul'~lilult'd fur Ih(' ~antT\
<br />dr('agl'. .-\ n,',ihll' di.,.har~1' lil1l'
<br />('arrit,~ Iht' ,lrl'd.!!(.,1 malf'rial 10 Ihl'
<br />Anme. hul at III(' pr"~('nt limf' il i...
<br />I>t'in)! di~char;!l'd ()\('r tfll' hank 10
<br />fill low land at"n"~ Ihl' rh"f'r.
<br />Prf'''''nl ['ra<"lin' i~ In op,-rale 111I'
<br />dre.l;" frolll \Ian'h In f)''(Tmh('r on
<br />on(' ('iglll-hnllr ~hjfl pt'r .In. Thj~ i.
<br />,."ith a dj\'l'r~ion of al)OUI (iX) .'l{'('..ft".
<br />or about onf'-quarlf'T of the rropo~,'d
<br />rale of 2AOO ~('c..fl. wh,'n the po.....r
<br />plant i... up 10 capacity. Pumrine- (IS
<br />('u.ft. pt'r ,:.ec.. Iht' drt'dgr rcmo\-I'~
<br />ahoul 1.200 ('u.\d. pl'r hour. .\...
<br />rO"cr i" u~t'd during olT'p"al pe.
<br />ri()(k tlle ('0,,1. ha~d on a rbnt
<br />oUlpul nf ~(MI.onll.I'(Ml k"h". i~ IIhnul
<br />S-O.OOOS-t pn kw!J.
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<br />Fj~. :l. II~ iI, r....u Ihi. "..ir al Ill.. inl.-1 I" tI,.. H~I,md. "',,'n,,;. ,,[ 11,<, 1;,,1,,",-
<br />1m.. pr"j....-I m:oillla;n. " "'r~ u"jf..rm IH..J in Ih.. 1~i1u.... "I Ih." 'Innr".. p".....
<br />-1,,1;'," ",,,I al II,.. -_"n.. .im.. i_ f...I''' or j~.. Iro"t.I,",
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<br />T.. ,ble IIw mlldHli~f"Il~~l'd ~ih
<br />pr..hl,'m "f Ihi~ pr..j""III;J" l!i'""lIthe
<br />"1"'lal"r. 1;11],. troul,I,-. :"alllpl,,,,
<br />1.lk"u fr"IlIII1,. ."all,.1 ]'1'1"" th... ,t,'..i1t"
<br />ill/! ha";ll ha\"f' ::I ~ih .....nll'lll ..I "f1"-
<br />Irnlh of onr pl'r ('l'llt.
<br />1('1' pilf'd up in (rnnl ..I till" illl.lk,.
<br />L.~, \o\f'ml...r and f"r a linw n'"
<br />,hw('d Ill" amuunt of walo'r that ""uld
<br />I.., l::Ill''' in. l!O\H'H'r. il ,lid lIl,t
<br />cau~" 11 t"omp]('lc ~hlllll"wlI ..r II",
<br />plant. '\11 in' ]"'0111 "'n~ ill~I,JII,".1 in
<br />11,'1'1'1111,,'r anof II" furlh"r i,",' Ir,,"bl,.
<br />dn'f'I"I,<,.I.
<br />Lillie trou"ll' ha~ "I'('1l ""I"'rj"II"",]
<br />"ilh Iflf'canal.. or tbe C..,lulrlbu. prnj.
<br />f'('t. LqrnillJ! from th(' ofiffi"lIltj.,~
<br />..f Ihl' ~llthl'r1an,1 "roj,""t. Ill(' l'l11!i.
<br />Ill...r.. ma,lf' Ih... '-,mal ~]"pl'. /l,ll1,'r
<br />all,] ;1,,,j,/...l ~h.lrp ,-hallg'" "hidl
<br />""ul.1 Ji-turlo 11ll' i,'(' r,]\,'r" Tlw r('-
<br />~ult~ ~<l far ha\f' 10'1'11 \t'n ~.Jli...
<br />farlory.
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<br />:""'pa~f' I..~~f'~
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<br />_\ m,"ljnr prol,tt'lIl in the opf'rali<>n
<br />of the COI11lllhu. pn,j{"('1 i.. ~"i'aj:1'
<br />in art'lI~ helow th(' rq;ulalin; n'~f'T'
<br />\"iT Io.l,"k of l..lllml)u~. and at "'Illl'
<br />,,,.illl. I,"/<,w Ih.' "lIpph' e311,11. l'arr~
<br />of 11](' r;mal .\~k1l1 ha\t' 1""'11 in
<br />~"ni{;1' IWW f..r thn... ~"ar"" In I!II',;.I'
<br />seclion~ the ~l"p(Jg(' h3~ fI.du("f',] li1:J'
<br />lerialh" (';Jch '..ar an.1 littl,. furlhl'r
<br />trouhir i~ 3~liripa"'(I" Il"rrol' pil..
<br />that "-rre full of "3trr 31 fir"l.lf'"
<br />/lOW dry and ;.ome !nt'adow. Illal
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<br />,,,'fl' I"" wd {or I'rop~ thl' nrlOt year
<br />'.,'r" u~,.d (or crop" 13<1 ~('::Ir. Water
<br />lIa~ 1'1"'0 in thf' r~l'n"ojr for two
<br />\t'~H.. hlll hu. I,,'('n maintainf'd at a
<br />low ]1'\..] I.. llIinirnill' ,;.('q'a~1' I"".~.
<br />\!>nul I.l~')() an..,.. of LllId in llrea~
<br />hill/! tn Ill!' norlh allll '''lIth ..llhl"
<br />"'~l'n"ir ha\!' 1"'''11 all""If.d 10\ "l'I"p'
<br />a~... Ioul ht'rl' ,.1"" Ii\!' hLlIlk"lil1j! of
<br />tIll' n'~"nl)ir 1o..11om h ill. fill,' "ill
<br />i~ 11I,.Il'rialh- fl'(Iu.'ill;! Ih,. ~"t'pa~e
<br />'''''' \111,-11 /If IllI' ::In'" a/l.,,"lt'd h::ld
<br />litll,' n::ltural (Ir;lil1.I~'" ..\ .lrain;Jg-1'
<br />dikh. cut h\ th.. .li~lri.l. ha~ mate.
<br />r;,.l11 111'11"..1 III<' .illlali"!l ,ulll little
<br />lTUub].. i~ ,"lllli,"if'i1Io'.1 .lurin.!! the
<br />;!r<,,,iul! ~";J""IL IlIi~ \",Ir. Farnwn
<br />"11.,,(' land. :irl' I,ul .lul ,.f I'rl"lur-
<br />li"ll ar.. I'aid nil Ihe J,a"j~ "f \.-hal
<br />IIJ(' ],,1111 "lIul,1 h.I\" f'r...-llle(',1 ill
<br />~(l".1 ~";IT~. whidl fla~ I"'{'n 3 \l"fY
<br />".-,Ii~fa<.'l"n ;Jrran~'"III'"1l1 f"r the
<br />brlllrr~ in t]It' l'a...1 two {In ~'-a~"n....
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<br />1.""011_ pUI ,.. u~..
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<br />I.".~_~ons ]f'arnl'(l nil thf' SUI]lI'rland
<br />and Cnlumhll!' prnjl'f'l" 3rl' '>pinp: put
<br />10 u.!' nil Ihl' T ri.C(>lJnl~ pmj"""I. now
<br />lJwll'r {'on~lru{'linn. \lo_t nnta],lr i,
<br />Ihf' I","ation of lIlt, "-anal" br "nouj?h
<br />I'ark into the hill_ 10 ~I't Ill,. Aow
<br />Jilll' h..]o\'o nalural J:"rollnd Il'vl'l. Ihus
<br />a\'oidinj!" Ihr lon~ \'o'el emhankm"llts
<br />"f ,h" ~u(h('r1aIHI project that rl'.
<br />-uhf'.1 from dl,or1- lu do th.. ""orl at
<br />lh" In"t.~t pt,~..il,11' cO~I.
<br />11\ rarn ill!! Iht' canal Lark inlO
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