Visual Materials
Portal Powerhouse
- Description
- Portal Powerhouse - Side spillway cut to relieve excessive back pressure during high flow. Final baffle now in place at end of penstock.
- Date
- 11/21/1955
- Call number
- photCL SCE 02 - 43928
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Visual Materials
Portal Powerhouse - 12' diameter pipe installed to reduce pressure at portal during high flows. At time, the lower baffle was still there at outlet restricting end area.
photCL SCE 02 - 43917

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Portal Powerhouse - 400 cfs flow from side channel spillway entering tailrace from new diversion.
photCL SCE 02 - 43961

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Portal Powerhouse - Discharge at side - channel spillway at approximately 1500 cfs flow thru tunnel.
photCL SCE 02 - 43918

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Portal Powerhouse - By-pass pipe after installation of three horizontal baffles. With flow of 1000 cfs, upper two baffles were lost, due to excessive vibration.
photCL SCE 02 - 43916

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Portal Powerhouse - Portal Forebay - Left end of dam from downstream side, showing spillway and pilot channel.
photCL SCE 02 - 43787

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Portal Powerhouse - Flow test - Uncompleted penstock flow approximately 1300 cfs.
photCL SCE 02 - 43876