Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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Page 5
... necessary in all three areas . Moisture conditions indicated that the material in areas 6 and 13 might process more easily than that from area 5. For this reason area 5 was eliminated from final consideration as a source of impervious ...
... necessary in all three areas . Moisture conditions indicated that the material in areas 6 and 13 might process more easily than that from area 5. For this reason area 5 was eliminated from final consideration as a source of impervious ...
Page 6
... necessary to obtain title to various mining claims at the dam site and in the reservoir These claims are 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 ...
... necessary to obtain title to various mining claims at the dam site and in the reservoir These claims are 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 ...
Page 10
... necessary . The 35 - foot crest width was considered to be suitable and in line with design for dams of comparable heights . Owing to the fact that a road around the reservoir was not expected to be constructed and no road existed that ...
... necessary . The 35 - foot crest width was considered to be suitable and in line with design for dams of comparable heights . Owing to the fact that a road around the reservoir was not expected to be constructed and no road existed that ...
Page 13
... let works with the water surface in the reservoir at elevation 9963.0 . The volume in the reservoir at this elevation is 10,000 acre - feet . It was also necessary to completely drain SECOND DISCHARGE Jan Feb Mor Apr May Jne July Aug 13.
... let works with the water surface in the reservoir at elevation 9963.0 . The volume in the reservoir at this elevation is 10,000 acre - feet . It was also necessary to completely drain SECOND DISCHARGE Jan Feb Mor Apr May Jne July Aug 13.
Page 23
... necessary inspection and maintenance of the outlet pipe and butterfly valves . A semi - automatic gate hanger is suspended above the hydraulic cylinder of the emergency gate and is used to hold the gate in the wide open position . The ...
... necessary inspection and maintenance of the outlet pipe and butterfly valves . A semi - automatic gate hanger is suspended above the hydraulic cylinder of the emergency gate and is used to hold the gate in the wide open position . The ...
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