Bachelors Theses
Abstract
"Meramec Spring is situated in the east central part of Phelps County, Missouri, about one quarter of a mile west of the county line. The spring proper is in the center of a small natural amphitheatre from which the water flows through a valley which has a bearing of approximately N. 30 degrees W., about one quarter of a mile from the spring the course of the stream is changed about sixty degrees to the east, one quarter mile from this bend the stream joins the Meramec River...The volume of water delivered by the spring is modified to some extent by the amount of rain precipitated in the surrounding district...The improvements contemplated are a dam and sluice to impound and deliver the water from the spring to the turbine in the power house"--pages 1 -2.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
B.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1902
Pagination
ii, 22 pages
Geographic Coverage
Missouri
Maramec Spring (Mo.)
Rights
© 1902 F. H. Walsh and Lawrence May, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Hydroelectric power plants -- MissouriWater-power
Thesis Number
T 90
Print OCLC #
5922684
Electronic OCLC #
269036967
Recommended Citation
Walsh, Francis Henry and May, Lawrence, "Power utilization of Meramec Spring" (1902). Bachelors Theses. 224.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/224
Comments
F. H. Walsh determined to be Francis Henry Walsh from "School of Mines and Metallurgy Catalogue 1902-1903".
Thesis includes two plates. Plate No. I. "shows a topographical map of the spring and surroundings". Plate No. II. "shows sketches of the power house in plan, side elevation and cross section". PDF lacking plates.
Illustrated by authors.