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    • storage behind dam

    • storage behind dam
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    • Early photo of Lake McConaughy as it begins to fill for the first time; note incomplete riprap on face of dam. Reservoir was holding about 175,000 acre-feet when photo was taken in 1941 (capacity was almost 2 million acre-feet).

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    • riprap crew

    • riprap crew
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    • Crew laying prefabricated, interlocking concrete slabs as the original riprap on the face of the dam. The protection didn't work and was later broken up and removed with the help of German prisoners-of-war from nearby prison camps. Replaced with...

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    • excavator at work

    • excavator at work
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    • Excavation on the Phelps Canal near its junction with the Adams Canal in eastern Kearney County.

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    • Steam hammer for piling

    • Steam hammer for piling
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    • The steam hammer driving test steel sheet piling for cut-off wall at center of Kingsley Dam. This piling was driven 121 ft. deep, including 5 ft. of penetration into the Brule clay formation beneath the river bed.

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    • Diversion Dam

    • Diversion Dam
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    • Shows work in progress at site of North Platte Diversion Dam. Men moving 'Wakefield' piling.

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    • Substation

    • Substation
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    • View of 115-kilovolt substation building near Hastings. Note resemblance to Central's hydroplants' art deco architecture.

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    • Adams Canal construction

    • Adams Canal construction
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    • Shows workmen pouring concrete in inlet floor of drop structure on Adams County Canal. The structure was never used as the canal never carried water because of the Osterman decision's prohibition of transbasin diversions.

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    • Diversion Dam

    • Diversion Dam
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    • View of first water being diverted through headgates at temporary diversion point (called the middle diversion dam) into the Phelps Canal for seasoning the canal's banks. Structure was located near where the Johnson No. 2 Return and Phelps Canal...

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    • Ditcher machine

    • Ditcher machine
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    • View of ditcher machine for construction of small 'V' ditch laterals. Contractor had this machine built to order and design for such projects.

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    • Dredge at Kingsley Dam

    • Dredge at Kingsley Dam
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    • The downstream dredge that was used to pump sand and gravel to form the east side of Kingsley Dam. The action of the electric-powered dredge formed Lake Ogallala on the downstream side of the dam.

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    • Road on top of dam

    • Road on top of dam
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    • Kingsley Dam nearing completion. Dredges were used to pump the fill to form the sides of the dam, and earthmovers brought in dirt to complete to upper portion of the dam.

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    • Passing North Platte River flows

    • Passing North Platte River flows
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    • Photo shows water passing through the penstock beneath Kingsley Dam during construction of the dam. North Platte River flows had to be passed through the construction site while the dam was under construction.

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    • earthmover

    • earthmover
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    • An earthmover transports dirt on what will become Kingsley Dam.

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    • pipeline for hydraulic fill

    • pipeline for hydraulic fill
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    • The trestles and pipeline that carried sand, gravel and water from the North Platte River bed to form the sides of Kingsley Dam. The pipeline was connected to a dredge which pumped the material from the riverbed.

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    • Construction of Morning Glory spillway

    • Construction of Morning Glory spillway
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    • The spillway at Lake McConaughy under construction. The structure is called the 'Morning Glory' spillway because of its resemblance to the flower when seen from above. The spillway is used only to pass high flows when Lake McConaughy is at a high...

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    • Digging the Supply Canal

    • Digging the Supply Canal
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    • A huge Monigan excavator was one of the pieces of machinery used to dig the 76-mile-long Supply Canal from North Platte to near Lexington.

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    • Monighan excavator

    • Monighan excavator
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    • One of the two Monigan excavators used to help dig the Supply Canal. The machines moved on pods rather than tracks, which enabled it to traverse the rough terrain along the construction site. The operator can be seen in the cab of the excavator...

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    • Monighan excavator

    • Monighan excavator
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    • The huge excavators were brought to Nebraska by rail, assembled on site and were used to help dig the Supply Canal. The machines' buckets were large enough to hold a pickup truck.

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