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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accessory cut-off trench acre-feet Approach channel Axis backfill Berm blanket Blockout BUREAU OF RECLAMATION canal outlet centerline channel capacity coarse concrete conduit construction Contraction joint Counterweight crushed rock cutoff trench dam embankment designed discharge drain outlet emergency gate chamber Expansion joint Figure Float flood control floor gate structure gravel ground surface Grouted high-pressure gate Highway bridge holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet installed intake structure Limits of special load located loess material maximum Metal Nebr NORTH BORROW AREA Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail PROJ Radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet SECTION A-A Settlement point Shale surface Sheet SILT silty slope special compaction spillway crest spillway gates spillway structure steel stilling basin Stoplog storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation surfaces where directed Trashrack structure Trenton Dam upstream vertical walls water surface elevation