Dams and Control WorksU.S. Government Printing Office, 1929 - Dams |
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... side and Potholes on the California side , 12 miles northeast of Yuma , which was the most southerly site on the river where it was feasible to locate a dam with rock abutments . It was here proposed to build a dam or weir about one ...
... side and Potholes on the California side , 12 miles northeast of Yuma , which was the most southerly site on the river where it was feasible to locate a dam with rock abutments . It was here proposed to build a dam or weir about one ...
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Laguna Dam and sluice gates , from California side Percha Dam , Rio Grande project. of the wall was 3 feet above the water surface , but no injurious effects were apparent . On the upstream side of the weir the crest wall is protected by ...
Laguna Dam and sluice gates , from California side Percha Dam , Rio Grande project. of the wall was 3 feet above the water surface , but no injurious effects were apparent . On the upstream side of the weir the crest wall is protected by ...
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... side of the river from Yuma to Potholes , and through coop- eration with the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. a railroad was built on this levee . After March , 1906 , supplies for the dam were delivered by rail in the Pot- holes yards on ...
... side of the river from Yuma to Potholes , and through coop- eration with the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. a railroad was built on this levee . After March , 1906 , supplies for the dam were delivered by rail in the Pot- holes yards on ...
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... sides neces- sary . The quantity of concrete was increased from 27,150 to 76,066 cubic yards . Considerable scour in the ... side large rock was used in the sluiceway outlet . The portion of the dam utilized by the river flow had con ...
... sides neces- sary . The quantity of concrete was increased from 27,150 to 76,066 cubic yards . Considerable scour in the ... side large rock was used in the sluiceway outlet . The portion of the dam utilized by the river flow had con ...
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... side a single head 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 ...
... side a single head 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 ...
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