Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... located on the Conejos River 1 mile west of the town of Platoro , Colo . , at an elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level . It is the principal feature of the Conejos division of the San Luis Valley project ; it will provide ...
... located on the Conejos River 1 mile west of the town of Platoro , Colo . , at an elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level . It is the principal feature of the Conejos division of the San Luis Valley project ; it will provide ...
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... located in a steep bluff of exposed rock , the character of which could be discerned without drilling . A slight shifting of exploration holes would have shown wide or varied results as the rock in the area is severely jointed and ...
... located in a steep bluff of exposed rock , the character of which could be discerned without drilling . A slight shifting of exploration holes would have shown wide or varied results as the rock in the area is severely jointed and ...
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... located in a steep bluff of exposed rock , the character of which could be discerned without drilling . A slight shifting of exploration holes would have shown wide or varied results as the rock in the area is severely jointed and ...
... located in a steep bluff of exposed rock , the character of which could be discerned without drilling . A slight shifting of exploration holes would have shown wide or varied results as the rock in the area is severely jointed and ...
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... located about 1 , 600 feet northwest of the dam site , was considered to be the most promising source of impervious materials . Subsequent investigations for impervious material were concentrated in areas 5 and 6 , and an additional ...
... located about 1 , 600 feet northwest of the dam site , was considered to be the most promising source of impervious materials . Subsequent investigations for impervious material were concentrated in areas 5 and 6 , and an additional ...
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... located in W 1/2 sec . 21 , SW 1/4 sec . 22 , NW 1/4 sec . 27 , and NE 1/4 sec . 28 , T. 36 N. , R. 4 E. , New Mexico Principal Meridian . A survey of the archeological resources of Platoro reservoir site 3 / was conducted during July ...
... located in W 1/2 sec . 21 , SW 1/4 sec . 22 , NW 1/4 sec . 27 , and NE 1/4 sec . 28 , T. 36 N. , R. 4 E. , New Mexico Principal Meridian . A survey of the archeological resources of Platoro reservoir site 3 / was conducted during July ...
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5-Foot High-Pressure acre-feet andesite Bolt bulldozed butterfly valves channel cofferdam completed conduit Conejos River contract cost cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam and dike dam embankment dam foundation Denver dike section discharge drain emergency gate end-dump trucks engineer equipment excavation fault feet per second Figure fill zone flange flow fractured gate chamber Government camp grout cap Grout holes haul high-pressure gate impervious material inches inlet installation joints July Aug Sept June 21 laboratory leaf-Class left abutment load located main dam maximum Metal metalwork mixer moisture Order for changes outlet pipe outlet tunnel PARTIAL RUNOFF percent placed placement plates Platoro Dam pumpcrete machine reservoir right abutment Rio Grande Compact RIO GRANDE COUNTY riprap ROCK BORROW AREA rockfill SAN LUIS VALLEY separation plant SLIDE ROCK BORROW specifications spillway bridge steel pipe support rings talus tests trashrack structure unit valve house zone 1 material
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