2864 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The whole line of this improvement is in tidal waters. The influence
of tide in the 12 miles of the Willamette lying below Portland is, how-
ever, so...
2006-06-16
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Two units of floating Camp Ferry are tied up at the bank of the Columbia River while its W.P.A. crew clears adjacent reservoir areas. This camp will accommodate 80 men.
1939-03-31
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Image Caption: THE TOW-WALLED GORGE BELOW CASCADE LOCKS --page break-- a distance of five miles there are three rapids known as the Upper Cascades, a mile long; the Middle Cascades', a third of a mile long; and the Lower Cascades, a half-mile...
2004-07-20
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Image Caption: KETTLE FALLS --page break-- walked a mile to the town of Kettle Falls. The place is' on an extensive flat, well above the surface of the Columbia. In location and appearance the place somewhat resembles Marcus, but is possibly a...
2004-07-19
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A diver descending for underwater work in removal of the cross-river cofferdams.
1938-01-07
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Dairy herd at Bureau's Moses Lake Development Farm. Herd is owned by Kenneth Hampton who holds lease for operating farm. In right, distance is field corn
1948-09-01
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section, East Low Canal, Spec. 2603. Laying 24 inch diameter concrete pipe for lateral turnout at Ata. 1105+70. Pipe is laid first, and concrete structure built at later date. This work being done...
1950-04-11
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brooks from the northern slope of the ridge between the Columbia and Willamette and runs through a level meadow country, interspersed with numerous lakes and sloughs, overflowed annually by the summer flood of the Columbia.
I omitted to state...
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Removing weathered and unsound surface rock in the bottom of the Columbia River channel.
2024-04-25
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endurance, intelligence and care; they show that he was a devout man. His common expressions "thank God" and "thank Heaven" were sincere outbursts of a spiritual nature and not mere habitual repetitions. That season of 1811 at midsummer he had an...
2004-07-04
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Shovel, bulldozers, and buggies removing overburden in east tailrace area. Riprapped tailrace slope shown in upper right, and excavation conveyor in foreground. East tower of aggregate suspension-bridge in upper part of photograph.
1937-03-12
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Before designs for the structure could be completed contract for the removal of two million yards of overburden was let to David H. Ryan. A slide along the left bank increased the amount of material to be handled to three million yards. Grand...
1933-12-14
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Specifications No. 2541, Schedule No. 2, Earthwork, Concrete Lining and Structures, Station 734+85 to Station 1229+74, West Canal. Contractor: Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. Lateral turnout at Sta....
1949-10-17
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications No. 2411, Winston Brothers and Utah Construction Co., Contractors. This photograph, looking upstream, of the horizontal curve, P.I. Station 468+54.95. In the foreground...
1949-10-05
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Early winter scene of steam cranes on barges placing cross-river cofferdam and removing west cofferdam.
1936-12-02
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, East Low Canal, 1st Section, Specs. 1422. Aerial photo, showing general view of Broken Rock Siphon #1 and check, and typical surrounding area.
1950-05-31
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East end of downstream cofferdam. Section of aggregate conveyor at top.
1936-11-01
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Columbia Basin Project--Irrigation Division. West Canal and East Low Canal--Specifications 1286 and 1422. View of equipment used by contractor Winston-Utah Construction Company to charge overhead aggregate bins at Adco batching plant. Truck is...
1948-09-08
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Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, O'Sullivan Dam. Aerial view looking west, shows dam between stations 60+00 at extreme left and station 196+00 at lower right. The area seen above the dam will be largely covered when the water behind...
1950-05-31
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Government Camp looking up Douglas Avenue toward Administration Building.
1935-03-29
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off lightly.97 But it is doubtful whether data are available or could be readily assembled which would give us a sufficiently uniform outcome, when the navigation values of our streams are compared with their values for other purposes, to warrant...
2009-02-01
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Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation. Columbia Basin Project--Washington. Grand Coulee Dam U.S. Construction Railroad Alignment - Mile 0 to Mile 15
1934-04-18
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Goose Flats (Seasonal). This site is located adjacent to the Columbia River in the Upper Columbia Subregion (2A) of Washington. Development of the site would inundate the existing Goose Lake for the upper reservoir, and Rufus Woods Lake (Chief...
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