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Twin Lakes Dam & Outlet Works, Beneath Twin Lakes Reservoir, T11S, R80...

Significance: The dam is a masonry and earth fill structure with four large concrete culverts that serve as outlet works. James D. Schuyler, noted dam engineer, developed the final design. The structure is also... More

James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...

Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 24, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Kachess Dam, Gatehouse, Kachess River, 1.5 miles north of Interstate 9...

Survey number: HAER WA-79-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, At 22.8 mile marker on Lower Fox River, Wrig...

Significance: The Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Complex allowed water navigation around rapids in the Fox River for boats traveling between Kaukauna and Green Bay. This complex served as an integral part of the Lo... More

Enloe Dam, On Similkameen River, Oroville, Okanogan County, WA

Significance: Enloe Dam represents an early hydroelectric power generation facility in the Okanogan and Similkameen valleys. Mining and irrigated agriculture, both integral to the local economy, were the chief... More

Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, A...

Significance: The Gregg Shoals Dam and Power Plant began operations in May 1907 and produced electricity until September 1954. It was among the early low-head hydroelectric plants in America and is associated ... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 8, On Mississip...

See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 8, On Mississip...

See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 13, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...

Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 27, Granite...

Significance: ...Lock and Dam No. 27 constitute additions to the original Upper Mississippi Nine-Foot Channel Project, constructed after World War II. Lock No. 27, located on the Chain of Rocks Canal, provided... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...

Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...

Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More

Starved Rock Locks & Dam, Illinois Waterway River mile 231, Peru, La S...

Significance: Starved Rock Lock and Dam consists of a 1,310' straight-crested, reinforced-concrete gravity dam and a 110' x 600' Ohio River Standard lock with horizontally framed miter gates. A 518' headgate s... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red ...

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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red ...

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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red ...

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Kachess Dam, 1904 Cascade Canal Company Crib Dam, Kachess River, 1.5 m...

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Kachess Dam, 1904 Cascade Canal Company Crib Dam, Kachess River, 1.5 m...

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Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Tieton Dam, South & East of State Highway 12, Naches, Yakima County, W...

Significance: At the time of its completion in 1925, the Tieton Dam was the highest earthfill dam in the world. "Two of the foremost engineers in Western water development, Frank Crowe and Frank Weymouth, were... More

Tieton Dam, South & East of State Highway 12, Naches, Yakima County, W...

Significance: At the time of its completion in 1925, the Tieton Dam was the highest earthfill dam in the world. "Two of the foremost engineers in Western water development, Frank Crowe and Frank Weymouth, were... More

Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...

See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Grand Valley Diversion Dam, Half a mile north of intersection of I-70 ...

Significance: Constructed between 1913 and 1916, the dam is the key structure of the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Valley Project, which provides water to 42,000 acres of semi-arid land. At the time of its comp... More

New Croton Dam & Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, Westcheste...

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Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...

Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More

Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...

Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Win...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Prado Dam, Spillway, Santa Ana River near junction of State Highways 7...

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Prado Dam, Spillway, Santa Ana River near junction of State Highways 7...

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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plain...

Significance: The Bronx River Parkway Reservation was the first public parkway designed explicitly for automobile use. The project began as an environmental restoration and park development initiative that aim... More

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plain...

Significance: The Bronx River Parkway Reservation was the first public parkway designed explicitly for automobile use. The project began as an environmental restoration and park development initiative that aim... More

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plain...

Significance: The Bronx River Parkway Reservation was the first public parkway designed explicitly for automobile use. The project began as an environmental restoration and park development initiative that aim... More

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plain...

Significance: The Bronx River Parkway Reservation was the first public parkway designed explicitly for automobile use. The project began as an environmental restoration and park development initiative that aim... More

Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...

Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More

Bonneville Project, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Bonneville, Multno...

Survey number: HAER OR-11-F Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

Bonneville Project, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Bonneville, Multno...

Survey number: HAER OR-11-F Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

Mountain Dell Dam, Parley's Canyon, Northwest side of I-80, West of St...

Significance: Mountain Dell Dam is an early application of multiple-arch reinforced-concrete construction to dam engineering. The design developed by John S. Eastwood consisted of a series of arches set at an a... More

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Po...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N466 Survey number: HAER WA-130-B

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Po...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N466 Survey number: HAER WA-130-B

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, ...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious river improvement projects ever constructed in the United States. The project's origins date... More

[Floodgates at dam facility] - Color separation negative, public domai...

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Arrowrock Dam, Idaho - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

Gatun Dam and south lake entrance to locks

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Upstream side of the completed Murray Dam in March 1918 (Huber Papers,...

Illustration shows the Murray Dam, an Eastwood multi-arch type dam. Illus. in: Building the ultimate dam : John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the West / Donald C. Jackson. Lawrence, Kansas : Universi... More

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclose...

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Pickwick Dam.Transformers in back of generator hall, switchyard mounte...

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Employee housing. One of several house types developed for very low re...

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. View of Chickamauga spillway floodligh...

Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: K 2230. Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division... More

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Reception room, looking upstream. Glas...

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Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority...

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Egypt. Thebes to southern border of Egypt. Air view. Assuan Dam, looki...

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Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of t...

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Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's hydroele...

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A group of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FFSA / OW...

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A black and white photo of two men working on a boat. Great Depression...

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California photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War ...

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Power house at Roosevelt Dam, Roosevelt, Arizona

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cable machine operator. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

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Concrete mixing plant at Bonneville Dam, Oregon

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Wheelhouse from which aerial tram which delivers materials to construc...

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Crosscountry transmission of power from Bonneville Dam, Oregon

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Boat going through navigation locks at Bonneville Dam, Oregon

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A black and white photo of a construction site. Office of War Informat...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. One of the tail towers which su...

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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Workers cr...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Electrical swi...

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Power and conservation. Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (T...

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Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. View of the dam under construct...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fort Loudon i.e., Loudoun Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority...

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Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Oil barges le...

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Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Operator of steam shovel used f...

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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Transmissi...

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Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Loading truck with excavated di...

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Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Wash. A portion ...

No. CB-6629. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at ... More

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Excursion ste...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Face of the dam under construct...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Excursion stea...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Spraying insec...

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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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Roller dam at Gallipolis locks - safety film negatives, Library of Con...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Gallipolis, Ohio. Roller dam at Gallipolis locks

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Spring pulpwood drive, Brown Company timber holdings. Pulpwood sluicin...

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Aerial view of sludge dam at Shumate's branch

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. Shumate's Branch was settled in the 19th century by Green Clay (son of Charles and Aura Clay) and his wife Betsy Ann, d... More

Pathfinder Dam, a masonry dam on the North Platte River, southwest of ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The dam is named for General John Charles Fremont, who was nicknamed the "Pathfinder of the West" after exploring the area in 1842 Cre... More

A view of Hoover Dam, which straddles the Arizona and Nevada borders o...

By trapping the river's waters, it created what is now the massive Lake Mead National Recreation Area, a portion of which is seen above. Called Boulder Dam from the date of its dedication in 1935, the concrete-... More

Part of the complex of buildings, dam components, and electrical tower...

Called Boulder Dam from the date of its dedication in 1935, the concrete-arch dam was renamed after former U.S. president Herbert Hoover in 1947. Now a popular tourist attraction, the dam's generators provide p... More