Randall, Delmer William2017-09-202017-09-201899http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37475Citation: Randall, Delmer William. An investigation of the Rocky Ford water power. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1898.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: The rapids known as Rocky Ford are situated on the Big Blue River, four miles, north of Manhattan. A portion of the power had, before the advent of railroads, been used to run a grist and saw mill. The old mill-building still stands in good condition; but the dam, which was a frame structure, became dilapidated thru lack of attention, and was carried away by a freshet, several years since. In an investigation of a water power the first point to consider is the use to which the power is to be applied- in this case the requirements of a central power station. To furnish both light and power a twenty-four-hour plant would be necessary making a water storage impossible, and duplicate machinery a necessity. For light only the plant would need to be in operation but twelve or fifteen hours making a water storage possible. In 1898, Mr. M.W. Sanderson, B. Sc investigated this power with regard to irrigation; and having had no opportunity to consult his work, I do not know, but this may in part, be a repetition.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Determination of PowerNatural FallArtificial FallMinimum Flow and Computation of PowerTextThesesManuscripts (documents)