Vallecito Dam Construction Project

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Looking toward right abutment
Looking toward right abutment in bottom of cut-off trench from sta. 8+50. Dragline is removing timbers from Test Pit No. 11., Original photo number: Pine R - 069
Looking toward right abutment along cut-off trench
Looking toward right abutment in cut-off trench from sta. 37+00. Embankment is being placed and hand-compacted on each side of the concrete wall., Original photo number: Pine R - 077
Looking toward right abutment along upstream face of embankment
Looking toward right abutment along upstream face of embankment. Tractor is lowering loaded truck down the slope at station 9+00., Original photo number: Pine R - 145
Looking toward right abutment along upstream toe of embankment
Looking along upstream toe of embankment toward right abutment from station 7+35. Dragline is excavating a shoulder at toe of slope to support dumped riprap., Original photo number: Pine R - 142
Looking toward right abutment in cut-off trench
Looking toward right abutment in cut-off trench. Part of footing for concrete wall is seen on slope. Wagon drill is working on 50-foot grout hole. Refer to Pine R - 66., Original photo number: Pine R - 139
Looking toward right side of spillway (1)
Looking toward right side of spillway along cut-off trench at station 6+32. Trench was excavated in bedrock by line-drilling and light blasting., Original photo number: Pine R - 418
Looking toward right side of spillway (2)
Looking toward right side of spillway along cut-off trench at station 5+84. Trench was excavated by line-drilling, light blasting and barring. Grout pipe are being set in foreground., Original photo number: Pine R - 332
Looking towards right abutment from downstream
Rolling semi-impervious section of embankment. Looking towards right abutment from a point 130 feet downstream from station 30+50, Original photo number: Pine R - 114
Looking upstream along outlet channel centerline (1)
Looking upstream along centerline of outlet channel from right side of spillway at station 16+20., Original photo number: Pine R - 044
Looking upstream along outlet channel centerline (2)
Looking upstream along centerline of outlet channel. Picture taken at 11:45 AM, a few minutes before water flowed over weir wall. Standing on temporary bulkhead from left to right - C. A. Burns, H. F. Bahmeier, and F. F. Smith., Original photo number: Pine R - 046
Looking upstream along outlet channel centerline (3)
Looking upstream along centerline of outlet channel. Approximately 600 second-feet discharge over weir. Refer to Pine R - 277., Original photo number: Pine R - 034
Looking upstream along right spillway wall (1)
Looking upstream along right wall of spillway from sta. 11+44. Note excavation for wall footing. Steep slope is result of widening required for increased width of footing. Drains at edge of footing have not been placed., Original photo number: Pine R - 442

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