Record Details
West Bank River Diversion Completed
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | West Bank River Diversion Completed |
| Description | Center, or river, section enclosed by crib-type coffers, up- and down- stream, and sections "D"E" and "G" of steel cofferdam. high and low placing trestles extending out from east side in foreground. Block 40 in center."Ice Dam" to left of central foreground. The completed cofferdams allowed complete diversion of the Columbia River from the eastern and central portions of the Grand Coulee Dam construction site. The diverted river flowed through the diversion channels on the Westside of the construction project. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Cofferdams--Construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Diversion weirs--Columbia River; Diversion weirs--Designs and plans--Columbia River; Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)--Design and construction--Columbia River; Box girder piles--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Excavation; Stream flow--Columbia River |
| Coverage | Excavation; Diversion Weirs United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v5p99.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1515 |
| Date | 03/06/1937 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 99)-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 |
