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Closure Gates in Place

Washington State University Libraries

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Title Closure Gates in Place
Description Wooden closure-gates in place, blocking off diversion slots. Engineers stipulated that workers place closure gates by barge on the openings of alternating diversion channels to pour blocks in the enclosed diversion channels, while still allowing water to flow through alternate channels.
Relation Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
Creator United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Subject Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)--Design and construction--Columbia River; Stream flow--Columbia River
Coverage Dam construction United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Type photographs
Identifier 40b5v5p105.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1477
Date 10/29/1937 2008
Publisher Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Source Columbia Basin Project History (Vol. V, Page 105)-Cage 40, Box 6 of the Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg40.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 Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. While 24 bit 150 PPI JPEG also created and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Language English

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