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of the 450,000,000 Gallons required. But the Reservoir at Pot foolum does not provide
· pace for
more than 74,000,000 Gallons. It
way therefore very naturally be said that much
The
water runs
to wash and so it does-
question's therefore that arise en suite are.
af Cannot the Reservoer be enlarged? / I there not come other part of the Valley in which another Reservoir sould be formect.
af. It cannot be enlarged with safely-at
enlarged as to 45 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0
all events it could not be so unéreuse its capacity to contour Gallons. -
bf. There is a
gorge in the hills through which the stream flows down to the Reservoir situated near to, and a little
this.
above it. but as the Valley reses very abruptly through
gorge -ment or daur_ would have to be of an
zuorurotas
an embank.
height to foun
a
reservoir to
contour only a very small proportion of the quantity shle
chill required ._ Ohr Embankment
to be of great height must have a
correspon
dung
width of
base and this.
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gorge being
narrow would not admit of this._
for an Impounding Reservoir just below that already constructed - and between it and the ravine through which the Pokfoolum stream flows, close to the property known as Dents Bungalow but there are reasons why this would not.
The area
of it serve the purpose would be considerable but the depth
There is a considerable area.
of water incorrsiderables, and the evaporation ^ would therefore be
Long,
very
creat
although not high. Embankments would be necessary to four the Reservoir and also to protect the road from Victoria to Aberdeen which runs along the southerer side of it at a somewhat low level.
"The gathering ground would be but
than that of the Pokpoolum
little
anore
Reservoir and
of small ram
consequently
in' seasons
rain fall there would f
not be sufficient water to fill their both.
The outlet from it would be
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