Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... tion , and recreation Location : On Republican River , about 2-1 / 2 miles west of Trenton , Nebr . Constructed ... tion 2793 Downstream , 10 to 1 to elevation 2710 , 4 to 1 to eleva- tion 2735 , 2-1 / 2 to 1 to eleva- tion 2760 , and 2 ...
... tion , and recreation Location : On Republican River , about 2-1 / 2 miles west of Trenton , Nebr . Constructed ... tion 2793 Downstream , 10 to 1 to elevation 2710 , 4 to 1 to eleva- tion 2735 , 2-1 / 2 to 1 to eleva- tion 2760 , and 2 ...
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... tion projects and features . This technical record of design and construction of Trenton Dam is divided into six chapters . Chapter I contains general description , history and authorization , geology , and cost information . Chapter II ...
... tion projects and features . This technical record of design and construction of Trenton Dam is divided into six chapters . Chapter I contains general description , history and authorization , geology , and cost information . Chapter II ...
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... tion of the right abutment by inundating the foundation area south of the canal outlet works for 60 days prior to placement of embankment . This method was feasible because the pervious strata below the loess mantle would provide ...
... tion of the right abutment by inundating the foundation area south of the canal outlet works for 60 days prior to placement of embankment . This method was feasible because the pervious strata below the loess mantle would provide ...
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... tion contains three 42- by 30 - foot steel radial gates for flood control and two 6- by 7.5- foot gated sluiceways for river control . A 266 - foot - wide channel extends from the end of the spillway stilling basin a distance of about 1 ...
... tion contains three 42- by 30 - foot steel radial gates for flood control and two 6- by 7.5- foot gated sluiceways for river control . A 266 - foot - wide channel extends from the end of the spillway stilling basin a distance of about 1 ...
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... tion of hydrostatic loads in the design of concrete surrounding the embedded parts . The gate leaves are constructed of cast iron , class 30 , and were designed as a beam with a uniformly distributed load resulting from a hydrostatic ...
... tion of hydrostatic loads in the design of concrete surrounding the embedded parts . The gate leaves are constructed of cast iron , class 30 , and were designed as a beam with a uniformly distributed load resulting from a hydrostatic ...
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abutment acre-feet aggregate backfill Berm blanket blockouts Brass Cap BUREAU OF RECLAMATION camber canal outlet cement centerline chute coarse concrete construction Contraction joint contractor control house crushed rock cubic yards cutoff trench dam embankment dam foundation designed discharge eleva emergency gate chamber Figure Float flood control gravel grout high-pressure gates Highway bridge Hitchcock County holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet intake structure layer Limits of special loads located loess material maximum metal Nebr north borrow operation pier Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail pounds per square pozzolan PROJ pump radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet Settlement point Shale surface SILT silty slope south borrow area special compaction specifications spillway structure steel stilling basin storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation tests Trenton Dam upstream valve vertical walls water surface elevation
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