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  • Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Middle section

    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Middle section

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    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Middle section - View of site of west portion of middle section of dam, looking northwest from near the spillway location. (Concrete testing laboratory, machine and compressor shop, and cement warehouse are shown in background. Excavation for Arch and Buttress foundation is shown in progress; also first buttress form. Tramway is shown between excavation and buildings.

    photCL SCE 02 - 12855

  • Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam

    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam

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    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Looking toward Cement Warehouse.

    photCL SCE 02 - 12856

  • Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam

    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam

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    Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - The Arch 6 side of the top of buttress 6 showing heavy spalling. This is typical of buttress heads on the first and second tangents.

    photCL SCE 02 - 22172

  • Florence dam construction

    Florence dam construction

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    Florence dam construction - looking across upstream section of main river section.

    photCL SCE 10 - 00024

  • Florence dam construction

    Florence dam construction

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    Florence dam construction - View showing the buttresses as poured for the winter in the temporary spillway section. The concrete was poured in these places in order to prevent the trenches from filling up during the winter with dirt, rock, etc., and also to prevent being filled up in case of spill at this point next year.

    photCL SCE 10 - 00027

  • Florence dam construction

    Florence dam construction

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    Florence dam construction - looking across downstream end of buttresses in the main river section.

    photCL SCE 10 - 00023