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Arrowrock Dam

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $14.95

Stock #:743933
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
City: Boise
State: Idaho (ID)
County: Ada
Publisher: AZO
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Additional Details:
U.S. Reclamation Service. This is the highest dam in the world. Maximum height, 348.6 feet. Width at base, 223 feet. Width at top, 16 feet. Radius of curvature, 662 feet. Length of spillway, 1,100 feet. Depth of foundation below river bed, 100 feet. Foundation covers 3 acres of solid rock. Lowest inspection gallery 230 feet below normal high water surface of reservoir. Volume, 610,600 cubic yards. Regulating outlets, 20 in number, each 4 feet 4 inches in diameter. Gates and accessories, 1,000 tons. Excavation for spillway, 300,00 cu. yds. Length of reservoir, 18 miles; includes both the Main River and South Fork. The water in the reservoir will cover to a depth of one foot an area of 360 sq. miles. Cost over $4,600,000.

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