Dams and Control WorksU.S. Government Printing Office, 1929 - Dams |
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... GATES The sluiceways at each end of the dam , from which the canals take their supply , were built through the same pattern and consist of a series of horizontal plate guides spaced vertically and supporting the water - tight skin ...
... GATES The sluiceways at each end of the dam , from which the canals take their supply , were built through the same pattern and consist of a series of horizontal plate guides spaced vertically and supporting the water - tight skin ...
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... gate of the same size as the others supplies water to a small ditch . The Taintor gates and the west head gates are all operated by one gasoline engine of 8 horsepower . The dam will raise the level of the water about 6 feet above its ...
... gate of the same size as the others supplies water to a small ditch . The Taintor gates and the west head gates are all operated by one gasoline engine of 8 horsepower . The dam will raise the level of the water about 6 feet above its ...
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... Gates and machinery . Time of construction . Distance from railway . Approximate cost . Unit Percha Dam Mesilla Dam Cubic yards . ..do .. 23 , 367 22 , 632 7,331 5 , 626 .do . 32,000 4,553 Linear feet . 7,506 Cubic yards . 4,546 2,876 ...
... Gates and machinery . Time of construction . Distance from railway . Approximate cost . Unit Percha Dam Mesilla Dam Cubic yards . ..do .. 23 , 367 22 , 632 7,331 5 , 626 .do . 32,000 4,553 Linear feet . 7,506 Cubic yards . 4,546 2,876 ...
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... gates and the roller crest . The cost of the several designs was found to be not very far apart and which the entire ... gates , each 7 feet square . These gates are operated by a line shaft installed on the head - wall platform . The ...
... gates and the roller crest . The cost of the several designs was found to be not very far apart and which the entire ... gates , each 7 feet square . These gates are operated by a line shaft installed on the head - wall platform . The ...
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... gate is 8 feet 4 inches lower than the sill of the intake gates and the entrance to the sluiceway is 6 feet 4 inches lower , thus permitting water to be drawn into the canal from the upper stratum and causing the silt to be deposited in ...
... gate is 8 feet 4 inches lower than the sill of the intake gates and the entrance to the sluiceway is 6 feet 4 inches lower , thus permitting water to be drawn into the canal from the upper stratum and causing the silt to be deposited in ...
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