The height of the lower rivers varied during the year as follows:
Date. Locality. Height. Locality. Height. Locality. Height.
1880. Feet. Feet. Feet.
July 2 Portland 27.3 Vancouver Saint Helm's 21.5
September 30 do 2.5 do 1. 5 do...
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View looking downstream showing slip form used in placing 3-inch concrete lining in Pasco Pump Lateral System, PPL Sta. 46+50, 10 to 15 miles northwest of Pasco, Washington, which is under construction by J.A. Terteling and Sons, Inc.,...
1947-03-15
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Main Canal. General view of completed section of Main Canal, looking west (downstream). H. Foss, photographer.
1949-10-11
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Long Lake Headworks, Specs. 2324. View from the operation deck looking N.W. at slab #1 right. Hand compacted backfill operations are being conducted by pushing material over the top with a D-& dozer. A...
1950-05-12
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Columbia Basin Project--Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Diamond drill crew taking a sample of the lining for visual inspection of the concrete and grooves. Work is being performed by government forces from Coulee Dam....
1950-06-16
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. View of curing jumbo and completed lining from the finishing jumbo. Four workmen are applying white pigmented curing compound to the concrete lining. Work is being...
1950-03-03
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Columbia Basin project, Irrigation division, Main Canal, Specifications No. 2324, Western Contracting Corporation contractors. Rolling compacted cushion on 1st slope of main canal densities have been obtained with from six to eight passes on a 4...
1949-07-19
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation division, Specifications No. 2648, Winchester Wasteway, Earthwork and Structures Station 1/28.67 to station 964/00. Contractor: J.A. Tertling and Sons, Inc. Blasting in the vicinity of Station 7/00 in the chute...
1949-10-26
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. This is a montage showing various stages in the construction of the West and East low canals. From the upper left proceeding clockwise: sloping; tamping; paving, West Canal; spraying, paving, East Low...
1949-03-17
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Bacon Siphon and Bacon Tunnel. Looking into the downstream end of the Bacon Siphon from the point where it joins the Bacon Tunnel. The structure here has an inside diameter of 23-feet, 3-inches and when...
1950-04-27
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 3rd Section East Low Canal and Weber Wasteway, Specs. 2879. Forms and reinforcing steel for culvert, Weber Wasteway Sta. 88+97.28, under Chicago, Milwaukie, St. Paul and Pacific Railway. Shoofly in the...
1950-09-22
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Evaluated monetary benefits would total $385,358,000 annually. Somewhat more than half of these benefits would accrue from irrigation developments. The price levels used in evaluating irrigation benefits are not those of 1946, however, but instead...
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Capt. W. C. Langfitt, 1901-05. It., 01, 3572; 02, 2406; (Maj.) 03, 2320; 04, 3557; 05, 2495.
Lt. Col. S. W. Roessler, 1906-OS. It., 06, 2019; 07, 2206; 08, 2277.
Maj. J. F. Mclndoe, 1909-. R., 09, 2241; 10, 2413; 11, 2619; 12, 2835....
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United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington Relocation Great Northern Railway Kettle Falls to Williams Kettle Falls to Boyds ; Location Map
1940-04-16
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channels. Nearly all vessels now pass through this cut-off, taking the north channel west of it, and the south channel east of it. In fact, this is now the only route open to deep-draught vessels, on account of the shoaling of the south channel...
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View showing application of curing compound to newly placed 3-inch concrete lining on the Pasco Pump Lateral system which is under construction by J. A. Terteling and Sons, Inc. Specifications 1230, PPL Sta. 45+00, 10 to 15 miles northwest of...
1947-03-15
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section, West Canal, Specs. 2541. Moving the lining machine from the west to the east side of Soap Lake. The man walking behind the liner is pointing at the vibrating tube. Directly to the right,...
1950-09-13
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Columbia Basin Project--Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Lining the canal through the city of Ephrata at about Station 757. Work is being performed by Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. under Schedule 2 of above Specifications. H.E....
1948-07-19
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Concrete finisher troweling the curb at the top edge of the lining with a specially shaped tool. Work is being performed by Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. under Schedule 2...
1950-05-03
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications 2411. This photograph shows the sump of the gravel trap and the partially constructed open inlet transition. The gap between the concrete and the circular re-steel is...
1950-05-09
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Trimmer at about sta. 366+00. Soap Lake in the background. Work is being performed by Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. under Schedule 1 of above Specifications. H.E. Foss,...
1950-09-18
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Third Section, West Canal, Specifications 2844, Schedule No. 1 and 2. View in bottom of West Canal as excavated at Statio 1272/00 looking downstream at D 8 Cat with ripper working at loosening caliche...
1950-11-09
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Third Section West Canal, Specifications 2844, Schedule 3. Looking downstream at approximate station 2015.00 at caterpillar dozer with one tooth ripper doing rough excavation for chute. Winnin and...
1950-04-04
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Topographic sketch map, looking southerly from the dam, of the area embracing the lands to be irrigated.
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, East Low Canal. Spec. #1422--Utah Construction Co. and Winston Bros. Co. Contractor. View showing section of 125 feet dragline boom from contractors Marion 151-M 6cu.yd. dragline after it collapsed at...
1947-06-02
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