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The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
Image Title: Inks Dam
Date: May 12, 1937
Place: Colorado River (Texas), Burnet, Texas
Description/Caption: 49
On verso, "5/12/37 - Erecting forms at Inks Dam R.M. Strode (Light colored pants) in foreground"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: C.J. Harkrider
Cite as: TX-A-0087, WaterArchives.org
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Photo by Chad Hanna
Mansfield Dam: erected between 1936 and 1942, the dam is the major flood control on the Lower Colorado River; it stands 266.41' high and spans 7098.39' in length; it can generate 93 megawatts of electricity.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: September 1938
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: On recto, "Sept. 1938 taken just before the slide"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0184, WaterArchives.org
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Yea from 1969 to 1971 the river was moved from elsewhere to this place. Ugh it is ugly!
Here, look at this ridiculous promotional brochure from 1972 wherein the Army Corps of Engineers declares that "this reach of the Hocking is becoming perhaps its most attractive." The emperor's new clothes!
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In Athens, Ohio, on July 3rd, 2021, the Hocking River as viewed from the west side of Richland Avenue.
There at the right is the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway. The Hocking River flows to the Ohio River.
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The Los Angeles River with the Vernon water tower and the Los Angeles skyline in the background, California, USA
The Los Angeles River running through Reseda in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
The F-4 Channel, a rectangular concrete channel located southwest of the Las Vegas Beltway, was built as part of the Tropicana and Flamingo Washes Project in 2007. Heavy rains in the vicinity of the channel caused ponding adjacent to the access road that resulted in the failure of one wall panel and damage to an adjacent panel Sept. 8, 2014. Repair work is being performed under Public Law 84-99, as an emergency response to a natural disaster.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
Image Title: Buchanan Dam
Date: April 15, 1937
Place: Colorado River (Texas), Buchanan Dam, Texas
Description/Caption: 39
On verso, "4/15/37 - Buchanan Dam (extreme background) from Bluffton cut-off road"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: C.J. Harkrider
Cite as: TX-A-0079, WaterArchives.org
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The Big Dam Bridge is built into Murray Dam itself. I can't wait for a period of heavy rain so I can stand over the dam with the floodgates open!
Big Dam Bridge, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Started draining in October; it's actually filling back up by now. Silt washed down into the river when drained.
Carl Nelson joined the Orange County Flood Control Department in 1960 and worked his way up. For fourteen years, Carl was the Orange County Director of Public Works and County Surveyor, leaving a tremendous impact on the shape of Orange County today.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
This is the Control Center on the dam at Whitney Point, New York. It provides flood control and causes the Otselic River to back up into a lake.
Carl Nelson joined the Orange County Flood Control Department in 1960 and worked his way up. For fourteen years, Carl was the Orange County Director of Public Works and County Surveyor, leaving a tremendous impact on the shape of Orange County today.
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"At last we are seeing the creek," we say as we smile. "A creekbend is here."
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In the village of Lancaster, New York, on June 12th, 2021, Cayuga Creek as viewed from the north side of Broadway (U.S. Route 20), east of Aurora Street.
Cayuga Creek flows to the Buffalo River, which flows to Lake Erie, which flows to the Niagara River &c.
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The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
In this photo, company SUBAX is using the WATERMASTER to efficiently dredge silt from a dam reservoir in the Swiss Alps, restoring its water storage capacity and energy output.
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The foundation for the Maeslantkering. It is shaped like a triangle. There are ridges on the underside of the foundation to help provide friction and to keep the barrier in place; during a storm surge, a great deal of pressure will be put upon the barrier. The Netherlands near Hoek van Holland, May 2006.
A close up shot of the Oosterscheldekering along the North Sea. A part of the Deltawerken. The Netherlands, May 2006.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)on the Los Angeles River, Glendale Narrows, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: January 1939
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: On verso, "taken the Month of January 1939"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0187, WaterArchives.org
Restrictions: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. While the digital image is freely available, it is requested that www.waterarchives.org be credited as its source. For higher quality reproductions of the original physical version contact www.waterarchives.org, restrictions may apply.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
Image Title: Buchanan Dam
Date: April 15, 1937
Place: Falls Creek, north of Buchanan Dam, Texas
Description/Caption: 27
On verso, "4/15/37 C.J. Harkrider and clearing crew of Brown & Root Falls Creek."
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: C.J. Harkrider
Cite as: TX-A-0067, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1938
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: Montana 2
Medium: Black and White Lantern Slide
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0215, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: California Reclamation dredge
Date: c.1910
Place: California Delta, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "California Reclamation Co's 1 1/2 yard Skid Dredge"
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-U-0003, WaterArchives.org
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Photo by Chad Hanna
Mansfield Dam: erected between 1936 and 1942, the dam is the major flood control on the Lower Colorado River; it stands 266.41' high and spans 7098.39' in length; it can generate 93 megawatts of electricity.
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. Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1940
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: Air View of Fort Peck Montana Barracks in Foregord and Dam under construction in background
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: No. 102 Coles Studio, Glasgow Hight Photo
Cite as: MT-A-0168, WaterArchives.org
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Flood levels on the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, Louisiana. The levels are displayed on a remaining section of the old wall. The new and current 21 foot high wall was completed following the floor of 1973.
By continuous diversion of water flow from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya, the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans are much better protected from flooding.
Image Title: San Gabriel Dam
Date: c.1937
Place: San Gabriel River, north of Azusa, California
Description/Caption: San Gabriel Dam Largest of its Kind in the World So. Cal. 825
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-A-0430, WaterArchives.org
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