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Show MIU.S 1IUIM) KAKGi: DAM TO INSUIti; VATi:it HUPPIjY Storage capacity of tho west branch of the Penobscot HIver In Maine has been Immensely Increased by tho construction of a 700-ft. solid concreto dam by a paper company to lnsuro a sufficient supply of water for its pulp and paper plants at Mil-llnockct. Mil-llnockct. The new dam replaces an old wooden structure and Is 02ft. In extreme height. It creates a storage stor-age lake, or reservoir, somo 40 , square miles in area, and is situated at the head of the llipogcnus Gorge, the outlet of a lako of that name. This Is and Ideal location for a dam, lying between two mountains. Water Wat-er Is raised at the new dam 60 ft. above Its former height, which was 20 feet over the normal lako surface sur-face Seven former lakes and ponds have been eliminated In forming form-ing tho now storage lake, which when filled la expected to guarantee 'an amplo water supply for the mills during a two-year period of slight rains. Tho March Popular Mechanics Mechan-ics Magazl.no tells of tho problems mot In tho building of the dam. A number of the Interesting Illustrations Illustr-ations accompany tho article. |