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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Page 51
The upper operating gallery provides access for inspection of the upper portion of
the dam. Contraction joints, extending to the top of the dam, are provided on
radial lines, at 150-foot intervals, from a point 215 feet below the top; at 50-foot ...
The upper operating gallery provides access for inspection of the upper portion of
the dam. Contraction joints, extending to the top of the dam, are provided on
radial lines, at 150-foot intervals, from a point 215 feet below the top; at 50-foot ...
Page 54
It consisted of a portion of the dam along the upstream face to a height of about
40 feet above high water in the river, and of ample section to withstand water
pressure to that height. The second section brought the full width of the dam to
the top ...
It consisted of a portion of the dam along the upstream face to a height of about
40 feet above high water in the river, and of ample section to withstand water
pressure to that height. The second section brought the full width of the dam to
the top ...
Page 107
The upper portions of the overburden consist of clay intermixed with coarse
materials forming a reasonably tight section, while the bottom portion consists of
porous sediments of sand and coarse materials varying from thin layers to layers
...
The upper portions of the overburden consist of clay intermixed with coarse
materials forming a reasonably tight section, while the bottom portion consists of
porous sediments of sand and coarse materials varying from thin layers to layers
...
Page 109
It was originally contemplated that the downstream portion of the dam, beginning
at the lower 1.6 : 1 earth fill slope, would be constructed of gravel and cobbles
obtained from necessary excavation or from borrow. During the progress of work
it ...
It was originally contemplated that the downstream portion of the dam, beginning
at the lower 1.6 : 1 earth fill slope, would be constructed of gravel and cobbles
obtained from necessary excavation or from borrow. During the progress of work
it ...
Page 168
The Wind River is a part of the Bighorn and Yellowstone River systems and
drains the south slope of the Shoshone Mountains, and the northerly portion of
the east slope of the Wind River Range, the latter a part of the Continental Divide.
The Wind River is a part of the Bighorn and Yellowstone River systems and
drains the south slope of the Shoshone Mountains, and the northerly portion of
the east slope of the Wind River Range, the latter a part of the Continental Divide.
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