CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 15

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falley for the purpose of stopping the waters that find their way into the valley.

This dow, which will be 110 per high in the centre, will form a lake..

wearly 30 acres with a maximum depth of 105 feet

and will contain 300 million

: gallons of still water supplecouted by daily reinforcement of running water from the tributary streames that;

+ flow

into the valley, and the aggregate yield of

which is estimated at about on

$30.000 gallons a day.

9.

The impounded water

water of the

frew

of the

reservoir will be issued at a level of

400 feet above the rea, a

height.

it to include wine touths of the

sufficient.

houses in Victoria, leaving the small

residue

of dwellings situated above

lue of

this

this level to be supplied from the Pokfooliom conduit which reues along the 500

parallel.

10.

foota

The presence of an intervening range. countaice beliveen the proposed new

of mountain

reservoir and the town has rendered.

necessary.

a tuunel for the paccage of

the waters to the Victoria side of the... ridge . From the outlet of this Cannel which overlooks the Houg -nei-Chung

the Tytam.

tam water will be brought

valley,

into town, a distance

three miles,

of three

-conduit

through a masonry surface-co

following the hill contonss in the

12QM12 Luanerão

Conduit.

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the present Cokfoolum.

The total length of the tunnel a about 7, 300 feet.

It is being

driven.

without