Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... and the other in the control house ) Discharge capacity : 300 second - feet with reservoir water surface eleva- tion 2720.0 , and canal water elevation 2705.0 ELEVATIONS 2780 Loess Fine sandy silt -Limit of excavation in.
... and the other in the control house ) Discharge capacity : 300 second - feet with reservoir water surface eleva- tion 2720.0 , and canal water elevation 2705.0 ELEVATIONS 2780 Loess Fine sandy silt -Limit of excavation in.
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... loess strata about 15 feet thick which is overlain by Peoria loess that forms the upper and surface layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine ...
... loess strata about 15 feet thick which is overlain by Peoria loess that forms the upper and surface layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine ...
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... Loess Fine sandy silt -Limit of excavation in Left Abutment 2720 Silty sand Ogallala sediments Clean sand- Partially cemented B2700 2640 100 90 80 70 Alluvium to 60 STATIONS End of Cutoff Trench- Loess with alluvial silt and fine sand ...
... Loess Fine sandy silt -Limit of excavation in Left Abutment 2720 Silty sand Ogallala sediments Clean sand- Partially cemented B2700 2640 100 90 80 70 Alluvium to 60 STATIONS End of Cutoff Trench- Loess with alluvial silt and fine sand ...
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... loess material , preconsolidation was deemed necessary in foundation areas which would be subjected to wetting after loading . A geological section at the centerline of the dam is shown on figure 3 . The alluvial materials consist of ...
... loess material , preconsolidation was deemed necessary in foundation areas which would be subjected to wetting after loading . A geological section at the centerline of the dam is shown on figure 3 . The alluvial materials consist of ...
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... Loess deposits covered the alluvium on the gentle slopes of the right abutment . A 10- to 20 - foot layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right ...
... Loess deposits covered the alluvium on the gentle slopes of the right abutment . A 10- to 20 - foot layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right ...
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accessory cut-off trench acre-feet Approach channel Axis backfill Berm blanket Blockout BUREAU OF RECLAMATION canal outlet centerline channel capacity coarse concrete conduit construction Contraction joint Counterweight crushed rock cutoff trench dam embankment designed discharge drain outlet emergency gate chamber Expansion joint Figure Float flood control floor gate structure gravel ground surface Grouted high-pressure gate Highway bridge holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet installed intake structure Limits of special load located loess material maximum Metal Nebr NORTH BORROW AREA Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail PROJ Radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet SECTION A-A Settlement point Shale surface Sheet SILT silty slope special compaction spillway crest spillway gates spillway structure steel stilling basin Stoplog storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation surfaces where directed Trashrack structure Trenton Dam upstream vertical walls water surface elevation