CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6] — Page 323

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1.

Enclosure 2.

City of Victoria and Hill District Baterworks

Second Section.

Tytan Tuk Schere

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Hongkong.

Report on the relation between the Drainage Area

and the irpound of the Proposed Low

Level reservoir.

318

Drainage Area,

The total Drainage Area which a Dar at Sea

*See Watershed Level on site No. 1 Plan*No. 1) would intercept is 2,292 acres

Survey.

Mainfall.

2.

made up as follows:-

Old Tytan Das....

.........690 acres

Tytam #. Catchwater.

.210

#

Mount Parker Catchwater (part of)....110 Additional Catchrent..

#

..1.262

2,292 acres.

it is probable that with an increasing con-

sumption of water that Tytan Qid Dam will not overflow, to any

extent, except in years of heavy rainfall and therefore for the

purpose of this investigation the Catchment Area of the Oid

Tytam Dao is ignored.

The Catchment Area for the proposed Sea

Level Dan is therefore 1,252 acres direct Catchment and 320

acres already intercepted by Catchwaters.

The Das at the 100' level, now in course of

construction, also draws off this catchment area but as this

Dam is subsidiary to the proposed Dar it need not be investigat-

-ed separately.

The rainfall at the Übservatory has been

recorded for a number of years but the rainfall at fytam has

only been recorded since 1991,

The Coservatory returns from 1876 to 1903

are shewn on Sheet No. 1 and the fytar returns from 1991 to 1901

are

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