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This map shows the powerhouses and main reservoirs on the Big Creek Project
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Map of Big Creek area
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[Map of Big Creek area - reservoirs and powerhouses shown, but not flow-lines, tunnels, or penstocks]
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This 1922 map shows the proposed ultimate development of the Big Creek Project to a size even larger than that first envisioned by John Eastwood
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This 1922 map shows the proposed ultimate development of the Big Creek Project to a size even larger than that first envisioned by John Eastwood. Still later plans added more powerhouses on the South Fork of the San Joaquin, but none were built before the depression ended work. Today, the Balsam Meadows Plant is near the site of old Powerhouse #5. Pg. 103.
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Construction of Big Creek Powerhouse 1 and 2; construction of Huntington Lake Dams 1, 2, and 3, and Dam 4, power tunnels, intakes, etc
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Construction of Big Creek Powerhouse 1 and 2 and Construction of Huntington Lake Dams 1, 2, 3, and 4. Views of tunnels, intakes, dams, reservoirs, lakes, and powerhouses in various stages of construction. Photographer: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
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C1.3 - Maps - Outline map of Big Creek Territory (Dennis) showing cross-sections of tunnels at Big Creek
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C1.3 - Maps - Outline map of Big Creek Territory (Dennis) [showing cross-sections of tunnels at Big Creek]
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Birdseye View. Big Creek-San Joaquin River. Water Power Development of the Southern California Edison Co
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"Birdseye View, Big Creek - San Joaquin River, Water Power Development of the Southern California Edison Co." Map/drawing shows the plans SCE had to expand the Big Creek project to 18 powerhouses, producing 1,460,000 kilowatts through 1943. The Depression, the construction of Hoover Dam, and World War II killed the ultimate completion of the planned expansion.
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Map of Big Creek No. 8 Development for Val. Dept
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