San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 386
irrif^ation is provided forby eighteen gates in the dam. Hugevalves, each weighing twenty-five tons, control these gates which are operatedby water pressure, permitting regulationby one person. An interesting feature aside from anengineering viewpoint, is a roadwaysixteen feet in width along the… … PROGRESS PICTURE 1\UKTH KND DON PEDRO DAMPhoto taken January 9. 1922 the temporary structures necessary,preliminary to its construction. The dam is 1000 feet long-, and thisgi-eat structure with the spillway andpower house, contains 300,000 cubicyards of concrete. It was necessary inorder to bring…
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