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Posted: 11 Feb 2021

Taken: 22 May 1986

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Arizona Spillway - 1986

Arizona Spillway - 1986
Hoover Dam is protected against an uncontrolled overflow by two flood spillways, one on the Nevada side and the other one the Arizona side. The spillways are controlled by drum gates and the overflow goes into side channels and huge 15 m wide tunnels to the tailwater. The total capacity is 11000 m³/s. The large spillway tunnels have only been used twice, for testing in 1941 and because of flooding in 1983.
scanned slides, Minolta X700
Arizona Spillway - 1986

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 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
Schitterend en Zeer Interessant
4 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Spectcular and fantastic photos, Berny
4 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
I have a set of photos taken by my dad of the 1983 flood (my parents were still living in Las Vegas at the time): www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/album/453963?with=23604913
Won't happen again in our lifetimes, most likely!
4 years ago.
Berny club has replied to slgwv club
Many thanks for the interesting link!
4 years ago.

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