Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 144 feet above lowest ex- cavation in cutoff trench , 100 feet above riverbed Crest length : 8 , 600 feet Crest ...
... shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 144 feet above lowest ex- cavation in cutoff trench , 100 feet above riverbed Crest length : 8 , 600 feet Crest ...
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... shale , which at the damsite has a thickness of about 1,000 feet . This shale , deposited during the Cretaceous period , is overlain in the river valley by alluvial sands and on the valley abutments by Ogallala sand and gravel deposits ...
... shale , which at the damsite has a thickness of about 1,000 feet . This shale , deposited during the Cretaceous period , is overlain in the river valley by alluvial sands and on the valley abutments by Ogallala sand and gravel deposits ...
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... shale 50 40 30 DRAWN 60 STATIONS GEOLOGICAL SECTION DAM Loess Fine sandy silt Aeolian sand Fine - Medium . Silty Ogallala sediments UNITED STATES ERIOR DEPART OF INTROCLAMATION MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PROJ FRENCHMAN - CAMBRIDGE DIVISION ...
... shale 50 40 30 DRAWN 60 STATIONS GEOLOGICAL SECTION DAM Loess Fine sandy silt Aeolian sand Fine - Medium . Silty Ogallala sediments UNITED STATES ERIOR DEPART OF INTROCLAMATION MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PROJ FRENCHMAN - CAMBRIDGE DIVISION ...
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... shale , essentially a firm plastic shaley clay , serves as a foundation . for the dam and appurtenant structures . It is soft and friable near the surface and be- comes harder as the depth increases . Silt , clay , and colloidal ...
... shale , essentially a firm plastic shaley clay , serves as a foundation . for the dam and appurtenant structures . It is soft and friable near the surface and be- comes harder as the depth increases . Silt , clay , and colloidal ...
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... shale obtained at various depths during the exploration operations . Logs and locations of some of the exploratory holes are shown on figure 4 . An examination of the geologic profiles indicated a valley fill of alluvium to a depth of ...
... shale obtained at various depths during the exploration operations . Logs and locations of some of the exploratory holes are shown on figure 4 . An examination of the geologic profiles indicated a valley fill of alluvium to a depth of ...
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abutment acre-feet aggregate Approach channel 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 downstream eleva emergency gate chamber excavation Figure Float floor gravel grout gutter high-pressure gates Hitchcock County holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet intake structure layer Limits of special loads located loess material maximum metal Nebr north borrow Pay item pier Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail pozzolan PROJ pump radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface River outlet Rolled embankment SAND SCALE OF FEET second-feet SECTION Settlement point Shale surface SILT slope south borrow area special compaction specifications spillway structure steel stilling basin Sump Sump pump surface at elevation tests Trashrack structure Trenton Dam upstream valve vertical walls water surface elevation
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