Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 ... station 14 + 00 49 26. Large pneumatic tamping machine being used to compact zone 1 material on right abutment of ...
... stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 ... station 14 + 00 49 26. Large pneumatic tamping machine being used to compact zone 1 material on right abutment of ...
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... STATIONS 10 PROFILE ALONG OF AXIS OF DAM Grout holes @ CONEJOS RIVER ELEVATION 5 Min 5-3 " Av Grout pipe embedded in concrete. 3 ' Riprap Max . W.S. El 10,042.0 Remove humus , muck , loose rock and other objectionable material , as ...
... STATIONS 10 PROFILE ALONG OF AXIS OF DAM Grout holes @ CONEJOS RIVER ELEVATION 5 Min 5-3 " Av Grout pipe embedded in concrete. 3 ' Riprap Max . W.S. El 10,042.0 Remove humus , muck , loose rock and other objectionable material , as ...
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... station 0 + 00 of the specifications design and continuing as a single arc to a point on the left abutment 400 feet downstream from station 15 + 00 was found to contain the least yardage . However , this layout was abandoned in favor of ...
... station 0 + 00 of the specifications design and continuing as a single arc to a point on the left abutment 400 feet downstream from station 15 + 00 was found to contain the least yardage . However , this layout was abandoned in favor of ...
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... station Original elevation , August 30 , 1951 3 + 00 10,048.96 10,048.85 5 + 34.98 10,049.29 10,049.21 7 + 53.05 10,048.57 10,048.47 10 + 96.23 13 + 00 10,048 . 24 10,048.18 10,048.49 10,048.45 BM spillway bridge 10,048 . 12 10,048 . 12 ...
... station Original elevation , August 30 , 1951 3 + 00 10,048.96 10,048.85 5 + 34.98 10,049.29 10,049.21 7 + 53.05 10,048.57 10,048.47 10 + 96.23 13 + 00 10,048 . 24 10,048.18 10,048.49 10,048.45 BM spillway bridge 10,048 . 12 10,048 . 12 ...
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... station 44.4 sq miles LEGEND : RECORDED FLOWS ESTIMATED FLOWS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT - COLORADO PLATORO DAM HYDROGRAPH OF CONEJOS RIVER DRAWN TRACED CHECKED R. B S.S. F. Www PLATORO GAGE ...
... station 44.4 sq miles LEGEND : RECORDED FLOWS ESTIMATED FLOWS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT - COLORADO PLATORO DAM HYDROGRAPH OF CONEJOS RIVER DRAWN TRACED CHECKED R. B S.S. F. Www PLATORO GAGE ...
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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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