Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet ...
... rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet ...
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... rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet ...
... rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet ...
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... Rock borrow areas 56 . Riprap borrow areas 57 . General 58 . Earth fill ( zone 1 ) C. Embankment 44 48 48 50 50 50 50 59. Sand and gravel fill ( zones 2 and 4 ) 60. Tamped - earth fill ( special compaction ) 61. Rock and cobble fill ...
... Rock borrow areas 56 . Riprap borrow areas 57 . General 58 . Earth fill ( zone 1 ) C. Embankment 44 48 48 50 50 50 50 59. Sand and gravel fill ( zones 2 and 4 ) 60. Tamped - earth fill ( special compaction ) 61. Rock and cobble fill ...
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... rock cut between the dam and the dike ; the section is 50 feet long , with a crest elevation of 10 , 034.0 feet , and has a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second with the reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 . The outlet works is ...
... rock cut between the dam and the dike ; the section is 50 feet long , with a crest elevation of 10 , 034.0 feet , and has a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second with the reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 . The outlet works is ...
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... rock was required . Figure 2 is a geologic map of the dam site area . Much of the exposed rock throughout the dam site area appears severely fractured , and there are apparent localized shear zones and faults which contain highly ...
... rock was required . Figure 2 is a geologic map of the dam site area . Much of the exposed rock throughout the dam site area appears severely fractured , and there are apparent localized shear zones and faults which contain highly ...
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