Abstract
A SCHEME for utilizing water-power in Upper Teesdale to generate electricity is put forward by Mr. G. F. Kennedy, who has investigated the matter for the South-West Durham Development Board. According to the Electrical Reviewof May 3, his report has been considered by the Executive Committee of the Board, which has submitted it for Government consideration. The potentialities of the waterfall at Cauldron Snout have been investigated, the object being to facilitate by a cheap supply of electricity the development of industries in Teesdale and Weardale. The report traces the course of the Tees from its source on Cross Fell. Basalt rock forms a natural dam capable of holding 1,250,000 cub. ft. of water, and the overflow from this dam forms the Cauldron Snout cascade into a ravine 135 ft% deep. Mr. Kennedy suggests that as the catchment area extends over 20 square miles a plentiful supply and head of water are assured. It is proposed that the volume should be augmented by the construction of an eight-foot concrete dam, which would increase the natural storage by a further 2J million cub. ft., making a total of nearly 4 million cub. ft.
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