historic american engineering record: colorado river aqueduct
DESCRIPTION
This is the information for the Colorado River Aqueduct that is on file at the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress. This material is in the public domain; no copyright claim is made or assumed by Chris Austin or Mavens Manor Productions.TRANSCRIPT
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THE COLORADO RIVER AQUEDUCT
The Historic American Engineering Record for:
Compiled by Chris Austinhttp://www.MavensManor.com
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The material in this presentation is derived from the History of American Engineering Record
(HAER) project at the Library of Congress. This material is in the public domain and is
presented here in a more accessible format. No copyright claim is made or assumed by Chris
Austin or Mavens Manor Productions regarding any material in this presentation.
The Colorado River Aqeuduct is extensively documented in the HAER collection with 25 drawings, 80 data pages and a substantial amount of photos. All the drawings are
included here, but only a portion of the photos. You can view the record in its entirety by
clicking here:http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/CA2472/
(Photos for individual facilities are catalogued under the facility name.)
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SLIDESHARE READERS, PLEASE NOTE:
The drawings contain a wealth of detailed information, and are best read in full screen. They look rather ragged in this small window, but are truly
very nearly readable in full screen mode. However, the pictures look better in the smaller window.
If you still have trouble reading the drawings, try accessing them at HAER site:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/CA2472/
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Switchyard at Gene Camp
Eagle Mountain
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Whitsett Intake Pumping Plant
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Gene Pumping PlantHeadgate to Feed Line & Copper Basin
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Iron MountainPumping
Plant
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Eagle MountainPumping Plant
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HindsPumping
Plant(formerlyHayfieldPumping
Plant)
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Parker Dam
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Parker Dam Gene Camp
Whitsett Pumping Plant
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Gene Wash Reservoir and Gene Camp
Parker DamGene Camp in the background
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Gene Wash Dam & Spillway
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Downstream of Gene Wash Dam
Valve at bottom of Gene Wash Dam
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Copper Basin Dam & Reservoir
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Eagle Rock Control Center
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Lake Mathews, also known as Cajalco ReservoirTerminus for the aqueduct
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Gate valve controls, interior of outlet structure
Interior of outlet tower looking down to tier #1 of the slide gates. The
structure has levels enabling operators to choose the level with the
best quality water.
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WeymouthTreatment
Plant
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Chamber where State Water Project water is mixed with Colorado River
Aqueduct water
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To view these documents and pictures online at the Library of Congress,
visit:http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/CA2472
/
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