Enders Dam, Constructed 1947-1951, Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri River Basin Project: Technical Record of Design and Construction |
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... inches Shrinkage factor , percent Compression , percent Liquid limit , percent Plasticity index Unified Soil Classification group symbol Friction factor Specific gravity Maximum dry unit weight , lb. per cu . ft . Optimum moisture ...
... inches Shrinkage factor , percent Compression , percent Liquid limit , percent Plasticity index Unified Soil Classification group symbol Friction factor Specific gravity Maximum dry unit weight , lb. per cu . ft . Optimum moisture ...
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... inch toe drain was carrying considerable silt . Some caving had occurred at the upper end of toe drain No. 3. Because of these conditions , the reservoir was lowered 10 feet ; and an investigation was started to obtain data regard- ing ...
... inch toe drain was carrying considerable silt . Some caving had occurred at the upper end of toe drain No. 3. Because of these conditions , the reservoir was lowered 10 feet ; and an investigation was started to obtain data regard- ing ...
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... inch open - joint sewer pipe was to be placed beneath the zone 2 section in a ditch excavated to a depth of 4 feet ... inches . This drain was to be placed parallel with the toe of the dam to about station 43 + 50 where it was to be ...
... inch open - joint sewer pipe was to be placed beneath the zone 2 section in a ditch excavated to a depth of 4 feet ... inches . This drain was to be placed parallel with the toe of the dam to about station 43 + 50 where it was to be ...
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... inches of topsoil . The seeding was selected for slope protection because it was thought to be most economical , since topsoil was available from borrow area and foundation stripping . 33. Design Details . --Design details were governed ...
... inches of topsoil . The seeding was selected for slope protection because it was thought to be most economical , since topsoil was available from borrow area and foundation stripping . 33. Design Details . --Design details were governed ...
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... inches on the contributing drainage area ( 820 square miles ) in 3-1 / 2 days , or 382 acre - feet per square mile . The 200 - year frequency flood having a peak inflow of 14 , 200 second - feet with a 3 - day volume of 29,800 acre ...
... inches on the contributing drainage area ( 820 square miles ) in 3-1 / 2 days , or 382 acre - feet per square mile . The 200 - year frequency flood having a peak inflow of 14 , 200 second - feet with a 3 - day volume of 29,800 acre ...
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12 inches abutment cutoff acre-feet Axis backfill berm blanket blockout borrow areas borrow pit Bureau of Reclamation CAMBRIDGE UNIT cemented centers chute compacted conduit construction contractor counterforts cubic yards cutoff trench cutoff wall dam and dike Denver depth discharge downstream end drainage driving Dumped riprap embankment Enders Dam floor slab Frenchman Creek gate chamber Graded sand guardrails impervious material inlet installation irrigation layer left abutment load located loess Nebr Nebraska State Highway needle valve Ogallala formation operation Order for Changes Original ground surface outlet works stilling percent pervious piers Piezometer placed pounds protection radial gates reinforced Republican River required excavation reservoir reservoir water right abutment riprap rock rockfill sand and gravel SAND ZONE SCALE OF FEET second-feet seepage shown on figure silt silty specifications spillway floor spillway stilling basin station Steel sheet piling storage test shaft thickness toe drain unit upstream valve house water curing wing wall
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Page 5 - Stat. 641) authorized a general comprehensive plan for the conservation, control and use of the water resources of the Missouri River Basin...
Page 61 - Forged or Rolled Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves and Parts for...
Page 6 - ... of affected Federal agencies. These drafts were reviewed by the two States and at field level by the following agencies: Department of Agriculture: Forest Service Soil Conservation Service Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Federal Power Commission Department of the Interior: Bureau of Mines Bureau of Land Management Fish and Wildlife Service Geological Survey National Park Service DESCRIPTION OF AREA 6. Physical features. — Two distinct areas are involved in the project. They are separated...
Page 49 - A trench cross-sectioning the feature revealed that the ditch had inward sloping walls and was originally 3 feet wide at the top and 1 foot wide at the bottom.
Page 124 - Laboratory Tests of Concrete Aggregate and Riprap, Medicine Creek Dam and Enders Dam, Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri River Basin Project,
Page 12 - Silts are chalky and brown, and contain thin sand seams. Clays are moderately plastic, brown, red or grey, sandy, Sfid slightly calcareous.
Page 1 - Enders reservoir is approximately 1 mile wide and extends 5 miles upstream from the base of the dam. The reservoir has a storage capacity of...