Nimbus Dam, Powerplant and Fish Hatchery: Constructed 1952-1955, Central Valley Project, California |
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AMERICAN RIVER DIVISION-FOLSOM amperes anchor bolts assembly backfill Blockout BRECCIA bulkhead gate BUREAU OF RECLAMATION cable Canal cemented CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT-CALIFORNIA circuit breaker CLAYSTONE cofferdam CONGLOMERATE construction Contraction joint crane Dam and Powerplant DENVER DIVISION-FOLSOM UNIT NIMBUS downstream apron draft tube drain elevation equipment filter fish hatchery floor Folsom Dam friable gantry crane governor guide bearing Handrail hatch hoist installation intake INTERIOR BUREAU left abutment load located maximum Nimbus Dam Nimbus Powerplant operating deck overflow weir percent pier pipe plate pounds per square powerhouse pressure PROJECT-CALIFORNIA AMERICAN RIVER pump radial gate RECLAMATION CENTRAL VALLEY reinforcement riprap RIVER DIVISION-FOLSOM UNIT rotor rubber waterstop runner SANDSTONE SCALE OF FEET seal second-feet SECTION C-C shaft SILTSTONE silty square inch sump SUMP PUMP switch switchgear tailrace tailwater thrust bearing training wall transformer Trunnion turbine UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT VALLEY PROJECT-CALIFORNIA AMERICAN valve voltage