Boysen Dam and Powerplant: Constructed 1947-19521957 - Boysen Dam - 266 pages |
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... located at the downstream end of the outlet works at the toe of the dam . The Boysen unit is readily accessible by the Chicago , Burlington , and Quincy Railroad and by a good paved highway , U. S. No. 20 , which were relocated because ...
... located at the downstream end of the outlet works at the toe of the dam . The Boysen unit is readily accessible by the Chicago , Burlington , and Quincy Railroad and by a good paved highway , U. S. No. 20 , which were relocated because ...
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... located on the right abutment . The railroad tunnel would have been plugged with concrete for a short section . Another plan , later considered , located the diversion tunnel on the left abutment , the powerplant on the left abutment ...
... located on the right abutment . The railroad tunnel would have been plugged with concrete for a short section . Another plan , later considered , located the diversion tunnel on the left abutment , the powerplant on the left abutment ...
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... located under the service area of the powerplant . ( c ) Powerplant and Switchyard . --The Boysen Powerplant ( figs ... located on the downstream deck of the powerhouse , with a take - off structure located on the roof . The fenced ...
... located under the service area of the powerplant . ( c ) Powerplant and Switchyard . --The Boysen Powerplant ( figs ... located on the downstream deck of the powerhouse , with a take - off structure located on the roof . The fenced ...
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... located along the centerline of the cutoff trench . 9. Foundation Design . Ten diamond core drill holes were completed by Government forces between January 15 and March 12 , 1943. Forty additional diamond core drill holes were drilled ...
... located along the centerline of the cutoff trench . 9. Foundation Design . Ten diamond core drill holes were completed by Government forces between January 15 and March 12 , 1943. Forty additional diamond core drill holes were drilled ...
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... located about 1-1 / 2 miles downstream from the site of Boysen Dam , caused the deposition of lake sediments which were not eroded subsequent to the breaching of that dam . The top layers of the lake sediments consist of clay which is ...
... located about 1-1 / 2 miles downstream from the site of Boysen Dam , caused the deposition of lake sediments which were not eroded subsequent to the breaching of that dam . The top layers of the lake sediments consist of clay which is ...
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000 second-feet acre-feet anchor axis backfill Bighorn River Boysen Dam Boysen Powerplant Boysen Reservoir Brass breakers bridge Bronze bulkhead gate channel circuit circuit breakers compressor concrete construction contractor copper crest cubic foot deck designed diorite discharge diversion tunnel downstream draft tube drawing embankment equipment excavation flood foundation gate structure girders Government camp Gray iron Gros Ventre grout grout holes header hoist holes were drilled hydraulic inlet wall installed leaf left abutment load located material maximum normal operating outlet pipe penstock percent pier piezometer pounds per square powerhouse pressure pump radial gates railroad tunnel reinforced relocated reservoir water reservoir water surface right abutment ring RING SEAL riprap river rock roof sandstone SCALE OF FEET seal SECTION SHOSHONI side slope spillway square inch steel stilling basin storage surge tank switchyard tailwater tank Thermopolis transformer trashrack structure turbine unit upstream valve vertical zone