Dams and Control Works, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Dams A description of representative storage and diversion dams and high-pressure reservoir outlet works constructed by the Bureau of Reclamtion. |
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... feet above the top of the diversion tunnels . A freeboard of 13 feet was provided for a discharge of 200,000 second - feet through the tunnels . The dam was 450 feet in length , 750 feet thick at the base , and contained 516,000 cubic ...
... feet above the top of the diversion tunnels . A freeboard of 13 feet was provided for a discharge of 200,000 second - feet through the tunnels . The dam was 450 feet in length , 750 feet thick at the base , and contained 516,000 cubic ...
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... feet at the downstream face at the base of the dam to 50 by 60 feet at the ... high pressure , to remove any laitance or porous concrete along the ... in length , 16 feet in width , and 43 feet in height . The low humidity in the region ...
... feet at the downstream face at the base of the dam to 50 by 60 feet at the ... high pressure , to remove any laitance or porous concrete along the ... in length , 16 feet in width , and 43 feet in height . The low humidity in the region ...
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... feet with the reservoir water surface at elevation 1,232 was selected for the preparation of spillway designs . The designs included in the specifications were based on a 700 - foot free crest , a long concrete - lined channel with an ...
... feet with the reservoir water surface at elevation 1,232 was selected for the preparation of spillway designs . The designs included in the specifications were based on a 700 - foot free crest , a long concrete - lined channel with an ...
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... feet , and for the Arizona section , 85 feet . At the quarter points on the crest of these overflow sections , piers ... high was introduced to provide increased depth for the reduction of the disturbance caused by crossflow . The crest of ...
... feet , and for the Arizona section , 85 feet . At the quarter points on the crest of these overflow sections , piers ... high was introduced to provide increased depth for the reduction of the disturbance caused by crossflow . The crest of ...
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... feet and the hoisting mechanisms are arranged to open or close either or ... high and 12 feet 8 inches wide , which were lowered to rest on the base of ... in length and the bridges between the downstream towers and the dam are 93 feet 8 ...
... feet and the hoisting mechanisms are arranged to open or close either or ... high and 12 feet 8 inches wide , which were lowered to rest on the base of ... in length and the bridges between the downstream towers and the dam are 93 feet 8 ...
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