Building a Dam

Building a Dam (HM29H6)

Location: Montrose, CO 81401 Montrose County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 31.555', W 107° 38.954'

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Fir logs, up to 30 feet in length, formed the base for the diversion dam. Although built in the winter when the river was sluggish, pumps were needed to divert the flow around the construction site. The dam is used to fill the tunnel when the water is low in the river.

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Concrete was poured in the fall of 1912 to complete the opening of the tunnel portal. The tunnel can carry 1,100 cubic feet per second That equals 495,000 gallons (1,871,100 liters) every minute. Most of the portal is below the waterline.
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HM NumberHM29H6
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 at 1:05pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 269056 N 4267496
Decimal Degrees38.52591667, -107.64923333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 31.555', W 107° 38.954'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 31' 33.3" N, 107° 38' 57.24" W
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Area Code(s)970
Closest Postal AddressAt or near E Portal Rd, Montrose CO 81401, US
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