Browse Items (68 total)

  • Collection: Alcova Dam Project Photo Album Photographs

View_Showing_NW_Side_Of_Canyon.tif
View showing excavation of cut off walls; cut off walls trenches, beginning of earth fill placement and method of transportation of fill to dam site

Upstream_Side_Of_Dam.tif
This view taken from upstream side of dam showing general progress of construction, namely of cut-off walls

1_Complete_Drainage_Tunnel.tif
This view is showing one complete section of drainage Tunnel Gallery.

north_Drainage_Tunnel_Opening.tif
View taken from South side of canyon; shows opening of north drainage tunnel and preliminary stages of construction on open drainage gallery section

upstream_Side_Of_Dam_Across_Cutoff_Wall.tif
View taken from upstream side of dam, across cutoff wall showing the peculiar formations of bedrock encountered in excavating

intermediate_Cutoff_And_Pump_Sump.tif
Another view taken from upstream side of dam showing upper cutoff wall, intermediate cutoff and pump sump in foreground

Construction_Phase_In_Upper_Cutoff_Wall.tif
View showing a construction phase in building the upper cutoff wall on the North side of canyon. Note the reinforcement that goes into each cutoff wall

South_Side_Final_Cleanup_Work.tif
View taken from south side of canyon showing final cleanup work prepratory to placing earth fill. View also shows upper and intermediate cutoff walls, and in lower right hand corner you can see the placing of the earth fill

Reinforcement_Steel_Being_Placed.tif
This view taken from downstream side of dam shows reinforcement steel being placed in upper cutoff wall.

pump_Sump_Peculiar_Pocket_Formation.tif
This view taken from upstream side of dam showing pump sump and peculiar pocket formation of bedrock.
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