Enders Dam, Constructed 1947-1951, Frenchman-Cambridge Unit, Missouri River Basin Project: Technical Record of Design and Construction |
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... started to fill , considerable seepage from some of the sandy zones required special treatment . Because of this seepage , it was necessary in 1952 to perform additional exploratory drilling to further outline these sandy zones . This ...
... started to fill , considerable seepage from some of the sandy zones required special treatment . Because of this seepage , it was necessary in 1952 to perform additional exploratory drilling to further outline these sandy zones . This ...
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... started , observations were made on the ground- water table . It was found that the table indicated waters moving through the right abut- ment parallel to the valley with only slight contribution toward the valley itself , and sur- face ...
... started , observations were made on the ground- water table . It was found that the table indicated waters moving through the right abut- ment parallel to the valley with only slight contribution toward the valley itself , and sur- face ...
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... started to obtain data regard- ing the seepage and to determine why the toe drains were not effectively removing it . During February 1952 , a Government drill crew augered 29 shallow well holes and cased them with 1-1 / 2 inch pipe ...
... started to obtain data regard- ing the seepage and to determine why the toe drains were not effectively removing it . During February 1952 , a Government drill crew augered 29 shallow well holes and cased them with 1-1 / 2 inch pipe ...
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... started . This blanket is shown on figure 9 and was designed to lengthen the percolation path in the vicinity of the outlet . It is in part an extension of the upstream waste fill and was placed in the French- man Creek channel where ...
... started . This blanket is shown on figure 9 and was designed to lengthen the percolation path in the vicinity of the outlet . It is in part an extension of the upstream waste fill and was placed in the French- man Creek channel where ...
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... started . On March 31 , 1951 , an open drainage ditch was excavated along the left side and toe portion of the downstream waste area to drain waters from the left abut- ment area . The ditch was originally about 1 , 200 feet long and a ...
... started . On March 31 , 1951 , an open drainage ditch was excavated along the left side and toe portion of the downstream waste area to drain waters from the left abut- ment area . The ditch was originally about 1 , 200 feet long and a ...
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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...