Boysen Dam and Powerplant: Constructed 1947-19521957 - Boysen Dam - 266 pages |
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... riprap on upstream face ; rockfilled downstream section . Dimensions : Spillway Crest length : 1 , 100 feet Structural height : 150 feet above riverbed maximum Maximum height above foundation : 214 feet Hydraulic height : 144 feet Base ...
... riprap on upstream face ; rockfilled downstream section . Dimensions : Spillway Crest length : 1 , 100 feet Structural height : 150 feet above riverbed maximum Maximum height above foundation : 214 feet Hydraulic height : 144 feet Base ...
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... riprap 187 148. Equipment and methods 187 CHAPTER XIX -- CONSTRUCTION OF APPURTENANT FEATURES 149 . Diversion tunnel 150 . Spillway structure 151 . Powerplant structure 190 190 190 CHAPTER XX -- INSTALLATION OF PENSTOCKS , OUTLETS ...
... riprap 187 148. Equipment and methods 187 CHAPTER XIX -- CONSTRUCTION OF APPURTENANT FEATURES 149 . Diversion tunnel 150 . Spillway structure 151 . Powerplant structure 190 190 190 CHAPTER XX -- INSTALLATION OF PENSTOCKS , OUTLETS ...
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... riprap CAPACITY O 2 3 4 HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF ACRE FEET 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H AREA - THOUSANDS OF ACRES O 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 3 : 4800 Outlet discharge 57 Dia proe Min WS EL 4685 4650 Diversion discharge ...
... riprap CAPACITY O 2 3 4 HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF ACRE FEET 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H AREA - THOUSANDS OF ACRES O 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 3 : 4800 Outlet discharge 57 Dia proe Min WS EL 4685 4650 Diversion discharge ...
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... riprap blanket on the up- stream slope has a primary upstream slope of 3 to 1 and a downstream slope of 2 to 1. The upstream cofferdam used for diversion is incorporated as a part of the main dam and serves as the upstream toe of the ...
... riprap blanket on the up- stream slope has a primary upstream slope of 3 to 1 and a downstream slope of 2 to 1. The upstream cofferdam used for diversion is incorporated as a part of the main dam and serves as the upstream toe of the ...
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... riprap 3 feet thick above elevation 4660 and on the downstream side by rockfill increasing in thickness from the crest to the toe of the embankment . The upstream por- tion of the embankment below the berm was constructed of impervious ...
... riprap 3 feet thick above elevation 4660 and on the downstream side by rockfill increasing in thickness from the crest to the toe of the embankment . The upstream por- tion of the embankment below the berm was constructed of impervious ...
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