1938 Columbia River Flood
Rating |
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Title |
1938 Columbia River Flood |
Title Caption |
The 1938 flood waters top the spillway "A" blocks at elevation 975 and overflow the blockouts recesses prepared for future installation of the elevation 934 outlet works. |
Description |
Flood waters overtopped the diversion channels in 1938 causing delays and minimal damage to construction facilities. |
Date Original |
1938-05-28 |
Author |
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.; photographer unknown |
Library of Congress Subject Headings |
Flood control--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Flood dams and reservoirs; Floods--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
TGM Subject |
Erosion protection works |
Type |
Image |
Genre |
Photographs |
Geographic Area |
United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site; United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam |
Identifier |
cg040b06v6p178.jpg |
Publisher |
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/ |
Source |
Is found in A History of the Columbia Basin Project (vol. 6, pg. 178), Cage 40, Frank A. Banks Papers https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg40.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
Rights Notes |
No known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was created by the United States government. |
Digitization |
Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. While 24 bit 150 PPI JPEG also created and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries. |
Notes |
Part of Western Waters Digital Library, http://westernwaters.org/ |
Language |
English |
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