Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Drainage 39.7 square miles Maxim area 1 , 380 cubic feet per second ( 1949 ) Reservoir : flood : Area : 950 acres Total storage ( including superstorage ) : 67,800 acre - feet at elevation 10 , 042.0 Irrigation and flood control storage ...
... Drainage 39.7 square miles Maxim area 1 , 380 cubic feet per second ( 1949 ) Reservoir : flood : Area : 950 acres Total storage ( including superstorage ) : 67,800 acre - feet at elevation 10 , 042.0 Irrigation and flood control storage ...
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... Drainage Maximus area no 1 , 380 cubic feet per second ( 1949 ) 39.7 square miles Reservoir : Area : 950 acres Total storage ( including superstorage ) : 67,800 acre - feet at elevation 10 , 042.0 Irrigation and flood control storage ...
... Drainage Maximus area no 1 , 380 cubic feet per second ( 1949 ) 39.7 square miles Reservoir : Area : 950 acres Total storage ( including superstorage ) : 67,800 acre - feet at elevation 10 , 042.0 Irrigation and flood control storage ...
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... draining , river - deposited sand and gravel , with only a small amount of fines . Maximum size of the gravel was about 2 inches . Because the depth of exploration holes was restricted by high water table , quantity estimates were ...
... draining , river - deposited sand and gravel , with only a small amount of fines . Maximum size of the gravel was about 2 inches . Because the depth of exploration holes was restricted by high water table , quantity estimates were ...
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... drain any reservoir tributary to the Rio Grande River , such provisions were planned for Platoro Dam . As actually constructed the total capacity of the reservoir is 67 , 800 acre - feet . Con- servation storage is 60 , 000 acre - feet ...
... drain any reservoir tributary to the Rio Grande River , such provisions were planned for Platoro Dam . As actually constructed the total capacity of the reservoir is 67 , 800 acre - feet . Con- servation storage is 60 , 000 acre - feet ...
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... Drain F2 Finish MAXIMUM SECTION C.I. Pipe drains --- Concrete pier TYPICAL ZONING RIGHT OF SPILLWAY -Axis of dam Max . W.S. EI . 10,042.0 . -Crest El 10,048.0 Max . W. S. El 10,042.0 EL 10,038.0 3 ' Riprap- 21 El 10,044.0 0 . EL ...
... Drain F2 Finish MAXIMUM SECTION C.I. Pipe drains --- Concrete pier TYPICAL ZONING RIGHT OF SPILLWAY -Axis of dam Max . W.S. EI . 10,042.0 . -Crest El 10,048.0 Max . W. S. El 10,042.0 EL 10,038.0 3 ' Riprap- 21 El 10,044.0 0 . EL ...
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