Record books of watersheds and related improvements in the Western Division of the Barge Canal
Series Number
B0388
Summary
This series consists of data, reports, maps, and related records on watersheds and related improvements in the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Records include reports on investigations of flood damage; proposed improvements; data and computations on discharges, river slopes, elevations, water levels, and flow; narratives on legal rights, statutes, and engineering issues relating to dams, bridges, and waterway access; descriptions of surveys done at state institutions; and lists of appropriation bills for work done on Indian reservations.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Administrative correspondence and background history on the Oak Orchard Feeder
Series Number
A4414
Summary
This series consists of correspondence requesting information about the Oak Orchard Feeder at Medina. Most letters are to offices of the Western Division engineer, who had responsibility for its administration and maintenance. Subjects include location of contracts, deeds, and other records; power and ownership rights along Oak Orchard Creek; easements; possible improvements including hydraulic development of streams entering into or issuing from the canal. Also included is a history of the "Tonawanda and Oak Orchard Creek Feeder and Tonawanda Swamp".
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