POWER SCHEMES AT NIAGARA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15465, 9 March 1921, Page 4

POWER SCHEMES AT NIAGARA

The' Hydro-Electric Power Commission of ..Ontario, Canada, is pngaged on -the construction of what: is said to be tho. largest Water-power canal in 'North American The canal proper is about ££ miles; long, utid tho.undertaking involves the . removal- of about 19,000,U00 cubic yards Of earth and rock. All this has t 6 bbo.-’removed by cars to "the dumps,: Die distances averaging about seven miles. . -<By- this -scheme water will be takeir-aloiig the Welland river for’ about 4£ niiles froffl" Chippawa. The river is being deepened, and its-direction of How will* uo'reversed. Leaving the river the water .will 'be-taken through the canal proper •to Queenstown at the edge of tlid : ;-eliff 'marking the- limit -of the Niagara’ River Gorge, The power . house will be. located, at .Queenstown, where' the tilet ’heud/available nvill he 305ft.' The/aetUal- difference' of level between Lakes. 1 Ontario ,and- Erie is 326 ft. ' The present power plunts at/■‘Niagara, utilise heads' of Lsoft. .to> 200ft.,ft which is ; the height.!-off - the’ --falls) alone, >.without tho additional •’drop r obtainable' by using a site bqyond the',-Rapids. ’./This will be included'in. the‘now scheme, and about twice the head obtained thereby. .The canal is designed to carry sufficient water r to,generate, over 400,000 h.p. The first- installation at the power house is to • consist,,,of foiir units are contemkw., tltough .larger ■ units,. are contcmf plated {for’ tho later additions.