Fach, Charles A.

Powell, Walbridge H.

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Scholars' Mine Bachelors Theses Student Theses and Dissertations 1901 The utilization of the Gasconade River for power purposes Charles A. Fach Walbridge H. Powell Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses  Part of the Mining Engineering Commons Department: Mining and Nuclear Engineering Recommended Citation Fach, Charles A. and Powell, Walbridge H., "The utilization of the Gasconade River for power purposes" (1901). Bachelors Theses. 232. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/232 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bachelors Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact scholarsmine@mst.edu. MSMHISTOfiICAi.{;OlLECTI(l:~FOR THEINSUBJECT,"The Utilization of the Gasconade River for Power Purposes."CHARLES A. F ACH.W. H. POWELL.MAY, 1901.THR UTILIZATION OP THR GASCONAD~ RIVERFOR POWER PURPOSES.This sUbject was suggested by Professor mlm~ G. Harris.J.JO cat iQtt •The 81 te of the proposed developnuJet is neqr the town ofArlirtBtoU,!fissouri.The Gasoonade River is a rapid stream,subject to very suddenfluctuations :I1!t regard to rise aIld fall.The r1 ver ri see in the Ozark ~.~ountains 8.l!d empt iea :JUt to the~~~sur1 River. It is fed by numerous streams of its own nature,theprinciple Olt8 beillg Big Piney.The country drained i6 very rough,and generally of a liimestoue:fonnat1on. The hills are steep add wooded. The soil is thin alld :linplaces absent,maklng the amount of rainfall held back by theseagents small l:ornpared with the total. 'ffivaryth1ng in like mattrtartends to cause freshets. In times of dronth,the river 1s fed bys pr1I!gs 8.t!d at such times 1s exoeedingly clear aI1d very aui tal,le asa water aupply.The hiehest water recorded by Un1 ted states Government Gaugewas iu 1897. At that time,be1ng twenty-four feet abo~~ low watermark 01! the gauge but as thi~ mark is a, out two feet.~.~,·~ve ,real low, "Object.water mark, the rise must have beal1 twenty-eight fe~~.. ~., ,",..,: ,; .. ~) ',',','J •• '.\" .'At the po1n t Where our '>urvey 11 eein 15. II ear A~l:iIlg~:~;n,t ~~.: r1verI .,'-'} I ,,) ,;follows close to the bluffs Ol! the west aide. On ~:if~ ~pi:{olai:~~ side".,.. • "" JJ wi ~'.6' J •is fanning land, proba bly oue-fourth or a mile in w1~4.~h,whiJoh f.s'., , I J• J'),flooded ht seasons of high watar. The r1ver hugs t he,sa blUffs forprobably two miles asd then crosses its valley aln in striking theapposite bluffs la deflected ~orthward.About mIdway below this point,the Little Piney River en~ers ital~ just below the junction of theae two rivers the Gasconade iscrossed by the Prisco Railroad.A short d1st8J!ce below the bridge, it again tUrIla arrd flows tothe north-west.Two miles west of Arlington a narrow valley breaks in a~d UP)this the Frisco Ra11read climbs. The head of this valley ia 01'11y ashort di8tan~e from the point. where our survey was begun. A proposedtUlulel was calculated to j 0111 the ri ver arId this valley t thus COl!-necting two points of the river having a difference of elevatiol1 o)ftwelve and six hundred arid eighty-seven thOU8~d ,.et. The tunnel!Ieed !lot be~iIled aa the limestolle is massive arId the sand atorrepenetrated would be abundantly safe if the tUt!J1el be given aproper arched form.A weir &zd pipe line was al$o calculated to join these twopoints on the river in order to utili.ze its power.Twellty-three hUl1dred mr; nan be developed by this fall w1 ththe water at disposal.Field Work.We first walked over the above mentioned territo~i'~d saw the• i ~) .lay of the oOlllltry. Then a place in the river was se,k~,'cted Where thecross-seotion was almost COI!stant. Here the mea8UrerJl.6nt~':·':Of'·the','.I •• ) ,current al!d cross-section were taken.A fStationery water gauge was placed here', so th~. height '.~r the',e"" -, "river could Le read at any time.'·"'3-,. :~ .t,-' jA trans! t was run to such points that were necds.s,aryirt plot-• (> a I.,.ting aud then a lever t~ the same point in order to obtain their~e6peGt1Ye elevat10•••Method of Taking Cross-sectiou of River.We selected of water between a ripple and an eddy,near ourwater gauge. Then a cord divided 1rtto ten feet was atretched acrossthe river at this point.At aaah division a rod was ernersed,so that the zero of the rodwas level wi th the water bottom. This rod was read and read1l!l~ noted~~ethod Used in Get tiRg Currsut.At eaah division of the abOve mentiousd cord ar1 accurate currestmeter was pla~ed wId the average velocity found at that point.]1rom thif.3 we obtained the volumue of water passing through eachsection. IJe:rzgth of tUI!I!el 7460) feet.J!J1atruments.One Trans! tQlla levelTwo stadia polesOlle Price Acoustic IJurrent Meter.One water gauge , graduated into hundrethsTwo (SordsBoat,tape,hatchet,stakes,etc.Tran s1 t l\fotes4;)5~·470 1490 t'660 1Distallce)JJJJIlJ))~ .. J J J, ,J JI),"',','/) J') J,l) "J ) J))",J)} J jJ J,JJ/ J J,'ll))Ii ", )227 5""~,','.Jt)J)"'l)}Deflect1ol!S,:"", ,:< J • J', , ,,If -~ I? J 1 , .' , J J. , ,J' J:' J J, ,0 0 00' :,,:;:'J J ;t.", )232 D52}':";,4312BridgeStatioU8§Ri Y6r (a) 3(;))8" 30 1 150)1(4)Stat1okta. Deflection20~6 24'6River (a) 28'0· 41'202" 45 t7196"3OJt8190 0 52'9River {a} 246~ 3D'1830 DO'101700 I!111650 44'12 ..,1650 30)'131550 52'141'2°1,1'15:~El1" 50 t16159' 31'171610 5'18157" 10 1191350 28'208S- 44'Poi.ut o'f Hill 122tJ 30')2186· 57'2288° 2'2398 D 45'24710 4'2519-59'..., "~.. o89-41'271050 12'281270 45'29129D 38'III lO)6() 39'Di.tartee418'190'500'285'549 11000'554'440 J420 t520'470'380'475'410"290·361'698 1600'8,03')629~"I', J J',I I I J)5.?~,i') ,;:'~111::"""," 1 J ~. ':' :::',J,228'312'Vertical Angle(5)Stati.<m Detleatlo1l D1.tanoe Vertical Angleb34&1770f 48'259'285 Jgap2936311880 36)138°20 1672'461'33341'25() 28'274'283'410'368'436'~8JZ86'390)t20'350'15())145" 41'3160 2'3230 49'07" 53'22501290 43'45°r 1i. f36373534Rayer Ca)River (b)Blwff (e)40414243gap1444546323C'1'1420 22)35()t22(»)t "',600"J'~),:,', ', ;; I4748RiverBluff49326~330b 36'47()2460329'8'331~380'205'" ," !'31" 0: tHeieht or II! ~trume!!t (HI) 4.58'Station B.S. F.S. F11 evati Ol!Bridge 4.41 21.42No.1 5.45 3.39 22.462 2.3(»5 3.60) 24.313 3.96 2.68 23.9355 4.'72 2.88 25.01356 4.48 4.48 25.2758 2.11 5.06 24-.6959 2.48 8.18 18.62510) 7.69 8.275 12.83Sub Stake 9.77 1.45 19.0114 2.03 8.83 2Q) .0116 3.18 9.12 12.9218 10.98 3.02 13.08Sub Stake 8.15 1.71 22.3521 9.62 1.05 29.4522 9.02 1.23 37.84SUb Stake 10).75 1.11 45.7824 9.04 3.565 52.96::Sub stake 10).75 1.11 45.7824 9.04 3.565 52.965;SulJ stake 11.35 0.58 61.42526 OJ.555 0.555 72.22Sub etake 11.65 0>.02 72.'15527 7.29 6.02 78.38528 7.49 5.80 79.8,75Sub Stake Ca) 10:.89 0.67 86.695Sub Stake ~b) 11.285 1.055 9-6.53Sub Stake 0) 11.75 0.77 106.985su~ stfk8 (d) 11.76 Q).395 118.34 -30> gap 9.37 9.37 120.73SUb stake 11.89 0.22 129.88Ce}Station B.S. P.S. Elevation ..Rock Citi"t t:1iJ1'of Pitte Bluf'f 0.25 141.5228 7.47 79.875Sub staka 10.92 0).901 87.44531 1.74 0.69 97'.675Sub stake (a.) 0.95 11.79 87.625Sub stake (b) 2.56 11.29 77.28532 3.87 3.81 75.975Sub stake 7.71 01.10; 79.74534 4.31 8:1.14521 Q).92 o. 29.45Sub stake (al 1.75 11,/13 19.24Sub stake (b) 1.07 11.4C'r 9.59~b stake (c )' 4.00 7.04 3.62Sub stake (d) 5.54 3.47 4.15Sub stake (e) 4.302 3.56 6.013Sub stake (f) 0:.05:.5 11.262 -.93Sub stake (g) 10.81 -12.687River 6.00 0.00,SUlb stake (a) 10).67 3.27 2.13Sub ~take (b) 3.5? 1.79 11.61Sub stake (el 7.95 2.49 12.71Sub stake Ca) 4.81 8.13 12.5343 4.19 4.19 13.15Pine Bluff Gap 5.00 5.00 12.3444 4.67 6.09 11.2545 4.39 3.95 11~9746 4.68 4.68 11.&847 7'.16 4.75 11.6148 5.52 5.52 13.2549 2.63 5.95 12.8251 7.22 5.66 9.7952 6.56 3.8'7 13.1454 8.H3 10.46 9.2455 7.19 7.19 10.8856 3.54 0>.82 17.2558 2.49 6 .9~/ 13.8259 3.95 3.95 12.36Sub stake 5.73 5.30) 11.0150 4.51 4.51 12.23Sub stake 1.18 5.76 10).9862 8.58 8.58 10).18Sub stake 7.28 11.10 7.'.6664 3.04- 3.04 11.90)65 2.Sfj 3.15 11.79Sub stake 8.53 8.33 6.1167 4.77 4.77 9.87Sub stake 3.345 3.012 11.6268' 5.69 5.69 9.275Sub stake 2.25 11.19 3.87569 1.825 1.99 4.13SUb stake lOi.295 10).29'5 +4.3357r:.» 11.045 5.55 .4172 6.895 7.39 4.065SU'b $3take ~a) 11.61 Oi.10) 10.86(9)Stl,aiOlf B.S. P.S .. Elevation.Sub stake ~b ) 1.03 1.885 2Q).585Sub stake 0) 7.34 7.03 14.5a574 7.04 7.04 14.88575 , 3.44 1.92 20).00576 0).89 6.7'2 16.?2577 5.27 5.27 12.345Sub atake 9.385 0.18 l~r-~ '35Bridge 5.40) 21.4278 4.15 5.17 20.40)72 3.63 4.065Sub stake Ca) 5.065 0.33 7.365Sub stake tb} 5.37 4.72 '7 .. 71Sub stake (c) 1.11 2.57 10~.51Sub stake (d) 2.095 9.84 1.78Water T,evel 9.02 9.02 -5.145Zero 01U water-gaUJge lOJ.825 ...6.9531SUb s taka (a)~~:~, ~~~~: f~~SUb atake (d)Sub stake (e)sua stake (r)Sub stake (g)Sub stake (h)Sub stake (J)Sub f) te,J<B (Jl{).Sub ~take ( )Sub stake (n)Pine Blurr gap0).6723.75O.81~'"(")).67'0.290.12(li.9050.5251.1@1O.4a21.2@0.273.2911.78-11.7611,2111.6911.31511.3211.73511.5711..4311.0J11.3111.425.47~1141.52130.4121;~2 .4()J;?'112.004100>.98489.95978.75967.92956.88446.55536.037'25.92714.77712.59Checked with format" recoM 12.34'1)1rf er-err ce'" ~ .25 'ioClt(10)Height o~ .R1Ter.Vol.ell.ft.Gov .. 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