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Imperial Diversion Dam

Imperial Diversion Dam


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General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ............... Lower Colorado
  • State (Map) .............................. California
  • County ............. Imperial, CA; Yuma, AZ
  • Project ........................... Boulder Canyon
  • Dam type .................................. Diversion
  • Location ............. 18 mi u/s of Yuma, AZ
  • Watercourse ................... Colorado River
  • Original construction ................. 1936-38
  • National ID Number ................. CA10159
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ...................

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation .............................. 196.25 ft
  • Top of Parapet Elevation ............... 197.0 ft
  • Weir Crest Elevation ....................... 181.0 ft
  • Structural height ....................................... 85 ft
  • Hydraulic Height .................................. 23 ft
  • Weir Crest Length ........................ 1,197.5 ft
  • Total Crest Length .......................... 3,485 ft
  • Crest width: ................................................. 12 ft
  • Base width: ................................................. 76 ft
  • Volume of concrete: .................. 196,800 cu yd

Hydraulics

  • Service spillway
         Capacity at El. 181: ..................... 180,000 cfs
  • Outlet works
         Capacity at El. 166: ......................... 6,000 cfs
  • Sluiceway capacity at
  •   El. 191.0 ................................... 42,500 cfs

Headworks

  • All-American Canal
  • Gila Gravity Main Canal
  • Sluiceway:  Twelve 16-foot-wide by 7-foot-high top seal radial gates.

Geology

  • Foundation: _


Narration

 


Links

 | Recreation | Mittry Lake Wildlife Area | Picacho State Recreation Area | Imperial NWR |

 | Dams Located by State | USBR California Dams | Lower Colorado Region Dams |

 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office
                   PO Box D, Yuma, AZ 85364, (520) 343-8100

 | Operator:  Imperial Irrigation District,
                       PO Box 937, Imperial, CA 92251, (760) 339-9477

 

 

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