CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 331

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In

my report on the proposed Reservoir Istate,

"Perhaps the most important portion of this work is

the means for safely passing

off flood waters. The average

annual rainfall during

the last seven years,

1860 excepted, will be found

from the accompanying

statement to be 81 inches.

The Gathering

Ground is 550 acres.

The Reservoir area will

probably be about ... acres.

I propose to construct the Bye Wash as shown on

the Plan 80 ft x 5ft and calculate that it will

discharge 11,016,000 cubic feet of

water per hour or a rain

fall on the Gathering Ground of nearly 2 in. per hour.

It

would appear to be

impossible that such a

rainfall could ever

fall, there has

however been a depth of

2.6" of water over the existing

weir which is 120 feet wide

and I simply give a waterway

of 400 square feet in

place of 300 square feet

which has actually been

found to be required.

A Culvert under the Bye

Wash is provided for use

in case of emergency

with the Sluice Valves in the

Valve Well will discharge

a further 2,091,600 cubic feet per hour."

Mr Rawlinson has stated in his Report of 7th November last that the dimensions

of the Bye Wash are ample

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In my report on the proposed Reservoir Istate, "Perhaps the most important portion of this work is the means for safely passing off flood waters. The average annual rainfall during the last seven years, 1860 excepted, will be found from the accompanying statement to be 81 inches. The Gathering Ground is 550 acres. The Reservoir area will probably be about ... acres. I propose to construct the Bye Wash as shown on the Plan 80 ft x 5ft and calculate that it will discharge 11,016,000 cubic feet of water per hour or a rain fall on the Gathering Ground of nearly 2 in. per hour. It would appear to be impossible that such a rainfall could ever fall, there has however been a depth of 2.6" of water over the existing weir which is 120 feet wide and I simply give a waterway of 400 square feet in place of 300 square feet which has actually been found to be required. A Culvert under the Bye Wash is provided for use in case of emergency with the Sluice Valves in the Valve Well will discharge a further 2,091,600 cubic feet per hour." Mr Rawlinson has stated in his Report of 7th November last that the dimensions of the Bye Wash are ample
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In my report on the proposed Reservoir Istate, "Perhaps the most import - cant portion of this workin the means for safely passing off flood waters. The a average annual rain fall during the year the last seven years, 1860 exceptedt, will be found from the accompanying statement to be 81 inches. the Gathering. the usca of and Ground is 550 acres A. the Reservoir area will probably be about & ocres. I propose to construct the Bye Wash as shown on the Plan 80 ft x 5ft and calculate that it will discharge 11,016,000 ft of LA terper hour or å rain Fall on the Gathering Ground of nearly to in; per hour.. It ¿ 328 It would appear to be impossible that such a rain fall. aa could ever, biri perhour "fall, there has however been a depth of 2. b.” ̈ of water over the exist= : ing weir which is 120 puide and I simply give a water. way of 400 square feet in place of 300 square feet which has actually beers. found to be required. A Culvert under the Bye Wash is provided for use this eve exoe of emergency with the Sluice Valves in the Ca " Volve Well will discharge. further 2,091,600 C# per hour.". Mr Rawlinson hasstated in his Report of 7th November last that the dimensions of the Bye Wash are ample St
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In

my report on the proposed Reservoir Istate,

"Perhaps the most import -

cant portion of this workin

the means for safely passing

off flood waters. The a

average

annual rain fall during

the year

the last seven years,

1860 exceptedt, will be found

from the accompanying

statement to be 81 inches.

the Gathering.

the

usca

of

and

Ground is 550 acres A.

the Reservoir area will

probably be about & ocres.

I propose to construct the Bye Wash as shown on

the Plan 80 ft x 5ft and calculate that it will

discharge 11,016,000 € ft of

LA

terper hour or å rain

Fall

on the Gathering Ground of nearly to in; per hour..

It

¿

328

It would appear to be

impossible that such a

rain fall.

aa

could ever,

biri perhour

"fall, there has

however been a depth of

2. b.” ̈ of water over the exist=

: ing

weir which is 120 puide

and I simply give a water.

way of 400 square feet in

place

of 300 square feet

which has actually beers.

found to be required.

A Culvert under the Bye

Wash is provided for use

this

eve exoe

of emergency

with the Sluice Valves in the

Ca

"

Volve Well will discharge. further 2,091,600 C# per hour.". Mr Rawlinson hasstated in his Report of 7th November last that the dimensions

of the Bye Wash are ample

St

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