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Guide to the Teton Dam reports 1971-1973>

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Title Guide to the Teton Dam reports 1971-1973>
Subject Water and Water Rights; Public Works; Technical Plans and Drawings; Dams--Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)--Design and construction.; Irrigation projects--Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.); Dam failures--Idaho--Teton Dam.
Description This collection contains drawings of the Teton Dam and results from model turbine tests from 1971-1973.; Biographical Note; In February 1972 the Bureau of Reclamation began construction on the Teton Dam, located near St. Anthony and Rexburg, Idaho, to provide local farmers with a constant supply of irrigation water. The dam was still under construction on June 5, 1976, when two electrical generating units were scheduled for testing. Tragically, the dam failed that day and hundreds of...
Publisher Utah State University
Date 1971/1973
Rights No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.; It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.; Permission to publish material from the Teton Dam reports must
be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv50274
Language eng
Format 2 boxes; 2.25 linear feet
Coverage 1971-1973

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