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Venice, Italy.
Venice is built in a nature lagoon adjacent to the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. The city is susceptible to flooding with being completely submerged by shallow water. This device helps to seal off a majority of water from intrusion into a building.
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View of the Napa dry bypass from the Soscol Avenue bridge on July 15, 2015. The dry bypass is the latest in a series of flood risk reduction projects the Corps of Engineers and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are partnering on to help prevent flooding in downtown Napa. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for August 4, 2015, to celebrate the project's completion. (U.S. Army photo by Luke Burns/Released)
Man surveying flooded backyard on old Mooringsport Road during flood of 1945. 042-RRVA, Box 64, folder 92; 430-Army Corps of Engineers; Shreveport Times; Shreveport Journal; Shreveport Sun; oral histories (see 042 inventory).
Authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1946, construction on Gathright Dam began in 1974 and completed in 1979. The dam sits about 20 miles upstream from Covington, Va., on the Jackson River in Alleghany County, Va. The dam is a rolled rock fill embankment with a compacted earthen clay core, outlet works and an emergency spillway located at the right abutment. The embankment is 1,310 feet long with a height of 257 feet. The width is 32 feet at the top of the dam with a maximum width of 1000 feet at its base.
(U.S. Army Photo)
Image Title: Garrison Dam
Date: c.1951
Place: Riverdale, North Dakota
Description/Caption: Temporary Administration Building and Workmen Barracks at Garrison Dam in No. Dak. N3
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee
Cite as: ND-A-0032, WaterArchives.org
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Winner of Women's Youth classification: Shawnee Badger. The 1st annual LA River Boat Race was held on August 30, 2014 on a 3/4 mile course consisting of small rapids and flat water located along a stretch of the river along the Glendale Narrows in the Elysian Valley. Almost a 100 participants competed in a variety of classifications that included Mens and Womens Advanced, Intermediate and Beginners as well as Youth, Tandem and Stand-Up Paddle boat. Noted Environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. kicked off the race as the first participant, which had racers going down the course solo and racing against the clock. The race was organized by L.A. River Expeditions which was founded by George Wolfe who led the 2008 LA River Expedition that led to the river being classified as a navigable river by the EPA and consequently protected under the clean water Act.
Snow and ice provided a winter wonderland at YoughioghenyRiver Lake. The lake is one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District. The project provides flood protection for the Youghiogheny and lower Monongahela River Valleys as well as for the upper Ohio River. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Matt Slezak)
Image Title: Lucky Peak Dam
Date: 1951
Place: Boise River, 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho
Description/Caption: On recto, "Lucky Peak Dam, Spring 1951"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: ID-A-0205, WaterArchives.org
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PHOENIX – Congressman Ed Pastor of Arizona’s 4th District speaks at Tres Rios Wetlands May 10, 2010. The city’s water services department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District dedicated the Tres Rios wetlands, reaching an environmental-restoration milestone that not only establishes and restores an historical habitat along the banks of the Salt River, but integrates cost-effective water quality improvement, storm water management, water conservation and reuse. Photo by Lee Roberts
Once water enters the bypass, energy dissipation structures such as steps and concrete blocks will slow the speed of the water before it is released further down the Napa River. The dry bypass is the latest in a series of flood risk reduction projects the Corps of Engineers and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are partnering on to help prevent flooding in downtown Napa. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for August 4, 2015, to celebrate the project's completion. (U.S. Army photo by Luke Burns/Released)
JAMESTOWN, Ky - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Special Rope Access Climb Team is one of three specialized inspection teams USACE uses for inspection purposes that travels to a variety of locations offering districts specific support tailored to the project needs. s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District and two civilian contractors, Eddie Page and Chad Dahl, precisely lower themselves along the concrete wall beside large spillway hydraulic radial gates at the Corps' Wolf Creek Dam, in Jamestown, Ky., July 24 to inspect 10 tainter gates for signs of corrosion or structural damage. (USACE photos by Mark Rankin)
Ship passing through the 360 meter wide channel between the gates of the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier.
The Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier is on the Nieuwe Waterweg, the ship canal the connects the port of Rotterdam to the North Sea. Its two gates are each 22 meters high and 210 meters long. If a storm surge of greater than 3 meters is anticipated, the barriers will close automatically to protect Rotterdam and the vital Europort from flooding. It was completed in 1997 at a cost of 450m Euros.
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Image Title: Albeni Falls Dam
Date: 1951
Place: Albeni Falls, Pend Oreille River, Priest River, Idaho
Description/Caption: Blast at Dedication of Albeni Falls Dam Site
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Ross Hall H-315
Cite as: ID-A-0471, WaterArchives.org
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Several paths crisscross the bypass and will provide local residents recreational access to the area year-round. The dry bypass is the latest in a series of flood risk reduction projects the Corps of Engineers and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are partnering on to help prevent flooding in downtown Napa. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for August 4, 2015, to celebrate the project's completion. (U.S. Army photo by Luke Burns/Released)
Native plantings in the dry bypass will help prevent erosion to the bypass when used during future storm events. The dry bypass is the latest in a series of flood risk reduction projects the Corps of Engineers and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are partnering on to help prevent flooding in downtown Napa. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for August 4, 2015, to celebrate the project's completion. (U.S. Army photo by Luke Burns/Released)
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2018 bike rides
December 21 - a loop: down Paseo del Nordeste, across via North Diversion Channel, up Arroyo del Oso
Booster pumping operations typically require a mix of high flow and higher head conditions to meet demand for water supply and transferring liquid long distances. Griffin Pump can provide a variety of standard or custom pumping solutions to meet these booster pump applications. Shown is a trailer mounted pump system in Southern California that included custom options such as auto start-stop controls with a transducer, trailer-mounted , and a double-wall galvanized fuel cell. For more information please visit: www.griffinpump.com
From 1998 to 2002, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) constructed a large urban flood management and stream restoration project on and around Lincoln Creek, on Milwaukee's north side.
Quoting from MMSD's web site: "Serving as a national model for urban flood management, the $120 million Lincoln Creek Flood Management Project reduces the risk of flooding for more than 2,000 homes and businesses along a densely populated 9-mile-long creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The waterway is substantially safer with improved water quality and habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife." (www.mmsd.com/what-we-do/flood-management/lincoln-creek)
This photo shows the bridge at Green Tree Road, just east of 51st Street. The upstream (north) face of this bridge is fitted with a hydraulic control structure to hold floodwater in MMSD's Green Tree Reservoir and reduce flood flows downstream.
I went to the Nimbus Dam in Folsom California to see if there was any water being released after all of this rain. Most of the flood gates were open, but not all.
Authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1946, construction on Gathright Dam began in 1974 and completed in 1979. The dam sits about 20 miles upstream from Covington, Va., on the Jackson River in Alleghany County, Va. The dam is a rolled rock fill embankment with a compacted earthen clay core, outlet works and an emergency spillway located at the right abutment. The embankment is 1,310 feet long with a height of 257 feet. The width is 32 feet at the top of the dam with a maximum width of 1000 feet at its base.
(U.S. Army Photo)
Image Title: Lucky Peak Dam
Date: 1951
Place: Boise River, 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: ID-A-0204, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: Dredge bucket
Date: c.1910
Place: California Delta, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "A load of Peat. The man alongside the bucket is taller than I am. We have a 'Kodak friend' on board. Ned."
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-U-0005, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: Oahe Dam
Date: c.1958
Place: Missouri River, Pierre, South Dakota
Description/Caption: Oahe Dam Pierre, So. Dak.
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: SD-A-0033, WaterArchives.org
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The beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA
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(A small set of 4 images) Lake Wister, a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, was created with the damming of the Poteau River. Wister Dam, near Wister, Oklahoma in Le Flore County, is a federal earthen dam, 5700 feet in length with a height of 99 feet). Begun in April 1946, the dam was in full flood control effect by December 1949. It was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a cost of $10.5 million. Its authorization for flood control and conservation resulted from the Flood Control Act of 1938. I was unable to view the dam itself to visually verify length and height. There is this one structure, displaying in red the logo of the Army Corps of Engineers. The building dated 1948 has overtones of Art Deco, especially the lighting fixtures. Today the dam and lake are part of Lake Wister State Park.
Some relevant resources:
wister.lakesonline.com/Dam/25A1D7E8-39FB-42EB-AD8C-037F7A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wister
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_Control_Act_of_1938 (an incomplete article)
Lake Wister State Park Resource Management Plan 2010 (Updated April 2013) This pdf publication contains numerous photos pertaining to the park.
geog.okstate.edu/images/DOCS/RMP_GIS/2013-4_Lake_Wister_R...
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Dusk settles over the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Dujiangyan (Chinese: 都江堰; pinyin: Dūjiāngyàn) is an irrigation infrastructure built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kingdom of Qin. It is located in the Min River (Chinese: 岷江; pinyin: Mínjiāng) in Sichuan province, China, near the capital Chengdu. It is still in use today to irrigate over 5,300 square kilometers of land in the region. The Dujiangyan along with the Zhengguo Canal in Shaanxi Province and the Lingqu Canal in Guangxi Province are known as “The three great hydraulic engineering projects of the Qin Dynasty”.
Stormwater retention pond along the NW Branch Trail in Hyattsville, MD. In the background are townhomes being built adjacent to the West Hyattsville Metro Station, off to the right.
I went to the Nimbus Dam in Folsom California to see if there was any water being released after all of this rain. Most of the flood gates were open, but not all.
Image Title: Buchanan Dam
Date: March 1937
Place: Colorado River (Texas), Buchanan Dam, Texas
Description/Caption: #2
On verso, "Orrell Ewbank, C.J. Harkrider"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: C.J. Harkrider
Cite as: TX-A-0043, WaterArchives.org
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