Enders Dam, Constructed 1947-1951, Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri River Basin Project: Technical Record of Design and Construction |
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... prevented by lack of cheap fuel and power , distance from large market centers , and absence of a variety of natural resources . Grain elevators are common , being readily accessible by railroad or truck . Most of the elevators do ...
... prevented by lack of cheap fuel and power , distance from large market centers , and absence of a variety of natural resources . Grain elevators are common , being readily accessible by railroad or truck . Most of the elevators do ...
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... prevented proper mixing and selection of materials above the water table . - 19. Borrowed Impervious Materials . impervious , zone 1 material from borrow areas . obtained from borrow areas B - 1 , B - 1 - E ( part 1 ) , from selected ...
... prevented proper mixing and selection of materials above the water table . - 19. Borrowed Impervious Materials . impervious , zone 1 material from borrow areas . obtained from borrow areas B - 1 , B - 1 - E ( part 1 ) , from selected ...
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... prevented seepage from the reservoir . Several types of materials were removed as spillway excavation . The upper spillway area ( approach , crest , and upper chute sections ) was covered by loess . The lower spillway area ( lower chute ...
... prevented seepage from the reservoir . Several types of materials were removed as spillway excavation . The upper spillway area ( approach , crest , and upper chute sections ) was covered by loess . The lower spillway area ( lower chute ...
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... prevent seepage . The cutoff trench in the dam foundation was specified to be excavated to rock in order to provide a water bar- rier that would prevent excessive underseepage through the alluvial sands and gravels . As initially ...
... prevent seepage . The cutoff trench in the dam foundation was specified to be excavated to rock in order to provide a water bar- rier that would prevent excessive underseepage through the alluvial sands and gravels . As initially ...
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... prevent seepage from the reservoir , waste material was ! SPILLWAY SECTION B - B Max W S. El 3129.5- NWS E 3112 3- Trashrack structure Sta 4+ 64.00 El . 3137 5- El 30970- El 3090 0- Sta 8-78.50 ---- Axis of dam 8 bridge Sto 9-74.00 Sta ...
... prevent seepage from the reservoir , waste material was ! SPILLWAY SECTION B - B Max W S. El 3129.5- NWS E 3112 3- Trashrack structure Sta 4+ 64.00 El . 3137 5- El 30970- El 3090 0- Sta 8-78.50 ---- Axis of dam 8 bridge Sto 9-74.00 Sta ...
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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...