Record Details
Completed Spillway Bucket
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Completed Spillway Bucket |
| Description | This shows approximately a thousand foot section of the spillway bucket just before cutting of the downstream arm of the cofferdam, resulting in the permament flooding of this area. On June 01, 1942 the first water passed over the drumgates in the spillway section. Thus a giant waterfall of singular beauty and immense volume was born. It was then that this bucket took up the task of dissipating this enormous energy. Half a dozen trenches were drilled into the tailrace bedrock between the... The bucket was chosen after consideration of lifetime erosion and based on the Bureau of Reclamation calculations the lip erodes around 2 inches every six years, and assuming no maintenance, the lip would disappear after 715 years. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | Clifford R. Koester |
| Subject | Spillways--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Outlet conduit--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Formwork--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Cranes, derricks, etc.--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Trestles; Spillways--Washington--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Type | Photograph |
| Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Identifier | 709b1v2p190.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1029 |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm |
| Source | A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 2, Page 190)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm |
| Rights | To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. |
| Format | Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus. Also, 24 bit 150 PPI JPEGs were created with the OpticBook 3600 Plus and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2008 |
