Identifier: waterpowersofnor20geol (find matches)
Title: Water-powers of North Carolina (a supplement to Bulletin no. 8)
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.). Division of Hydrography
Subjects: Water-power
Publisher: Raleigh, N.C. : E.M. Uzzell & Co, State Printers and Binders
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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given descriptions of the drainagebasins in which the gaging stations are located. The ones discussed arethe drainage basins of the Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, Cape Fear, Yadkin,Santee, Kanawha and Tennessee rivers. The map, Plate II, shows the location of the gaging stations and alsoshows, approximately, the location of developed and undeveloped water-powers. Since the publication of Bulletin 8 a great advance has been made inwater-power development, due to the practicability of converting water-power into electric power and transmitting this to the point of con-sumption. This fact makes possible the development of the large water-powers of JSTorth Carolina, such as that of the Southern Power Com-pany, of Charlotte, which has developed a series of water-powers on theCatawba River; of the Whitney Company, which has developed water-power at the narrows of the Yadkin River; and of the RockinghamPower Company, which has developed the water-power at Bleuitt Pallson the Pee Dee River. GEOLOGICAL
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:?*4> k <I A ROANOKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 19 ROANOKE EIVEK DRAINAGE BASIN. DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. Dan River joins the Roanoke at Clarksville, Mecklenburg County,Va., 185 miles above its mouth, and is its largest tributary. The Roan-oke drains a total area of 9,200 square miles, and empties into Albe-marle Sound a short distance below Plymouth, N. C. It is navigable atall stages for 120 miles, to Weldon, JST. C, where it crosses the fall line.The Dan and the Roanoke above their junction drain, respectively,3,798 and 3,546 square miles. The Roanoke is the more northerly ofthe two, and its drainage basin lies entirely in Virginia. It rises amongthe eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge, southwest of Roanoke and Salem,and flows at first northeast, then southeast to its junction with the Dan.The Dan rises in Surry County, N. C, and Patrick County, Va., andflows at first southeast, then northeast to its junction with the Roanoke.A large part of the drainage area of the Dan lies in North

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