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Show TABLE 3.-Tentative list of hydroelectric power possibilities other than at projects under construction, author- ised, and recommended'-Continued No. * Project River3 Ultimate installed capacity Average Annual generation Active Storage Capacity 196 197 63 64 198 Rockhouse... Onyx....... Kern River 1. Kern Canyon. Ant Hill..... SF Kern. .....do... Kern. .do. .do. Kilowatts 5,000 25,000 « 94, 000 * 23, 500 17,000 1,000 kilowatt- hours 17, 500 131,000 * 330, 000 * 80,000 70,000 Total. 4, 624, 700 22, 542, 700 Acre-feet 23,000 220,000 13,570,700 1 Data for the projects listed above are based on investiga- tions which vary from reasonably complete surveys to studies of preliminary character. Much further study would be required, therefore, to determine more accurately the details and the physical desirability of some projects. The list also includes projects which may not be feasible because of conflicts with higher beneficial use. For example, some sites listed on the Middle Fork and South Fork Kings River may well be of this type. 2 Numbers correspond to numbers on figure 2. 3 Abbreviations are as follows: NF-North Fork. W. Br-West Branch. MF-Middle Fork. SF-South Fork. 4 Addition to or redevelopment of existing plant. 5 Additional capacity and generation beyond that which would be provided initially at recommended projects. 6 Future reservoirs without power developments at the sites would provide an additional 1.7 million acre-feet of active storage capacity. Facilities in Construction and Authorized A project is presently under way to provide a 30-foot channel to Sacramento. A project for en- largement of Old River and other nearby channels in the San Joaquin delta to provide navigable depths of from 6 to 10 feet is being constructed. Congress has authorized a shallow draft project to provide navigation depths on the Sacramento River of 6 feet for an 85-mile reach from Sacramento to Colusa; of 5 feet from Colusa to Chico Landing (50 miles), and for such depths as are practicable from Chico Landing to Red Bluff. Release of water for navigation and salinity control will maintain these depths during the greater part of the naviga- tion season. Further improvement of the San Joaquin River and the Stockton deep water channel also has been authorized. Situation at the End of the Present Program A well integrated system of navigable channels will serve the lower end of both the Sacramento and San Joaquin systems. Stockton and Sacramento will be deep water ports served by oceangoing vessels carrying all classes of domestic and foreign commerce. The network of shallow-draft channels will connect with other river and bay terminals and provide for extensive recreational boating. Programs for Future Development Upon completion of the present projects only a small additional program is contemplated. Im- provements of port and harbor facilities include ex- tending the harbor area and providing more ade- quate turning facilities at Stockton. Deeper chan- nels and some extension of the waterway system are envisaged. Improvement of channels above tide- water would be accomplished primarily by reservoir regulation to improve low water flows. This might result in conflict with other beneficial uses. Channel extension will undoubtedly require considerable al- teration of highway bridges. 99 |