Placing Diversion Gate

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Washington State University Libraries


Field	Value

Title	Placing Diversion Gate

Description	This is the final step in placing a closure gate. Diversion and care of the river during construction, and unwatering foundations, was bid by MWAK at $3,500,000, but during the CBI contract the task was relatively simple, and bid at only $727,000.

Relation	Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown

Creator	Clifford R. Koester

Subject	Diversion weirs--Columbia River; Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)--Design and construction--Columbia River; Water diversion--Columbia River; Barges--Washington (State)--Columbia River Gates; Construction equipment; Diversion Weirs

Type	Photograph

Coverage	United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)

Identifier	709b1v3p230.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1204

Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

Source	A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 3, Page 230)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm

Rights	To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.

Format	Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus. Also, 24 bit 150 PPI JPEGs were created with the OpticBook 3600 Plus and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries

Language	English

Date	2008