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''' ''Message: Center control towers provide protection from ice, vandalism, and provides ease of [[operation]] for the dam owner.'' ''' | |||
''Message: Center control towers provide protection from ice, vandalism, and provides ease of operation for the dam owner.'' | |||
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This southwestern Montana dam originally had an inclined slide gate. The owner decided to replace the inclined gate with a center control single chamber tower with a single gate, to avoid the operational problems with the inclined slide gate. Choosing this option required significant excavation into the dam in order to install the tower and slide gate. However the tower provides much needed protection from ice and vandalism and is easier to operate and maintain than the original gate system. Thinking for the long term, this owner decided the extra expense and engineering design was worth it. | This southwestern [[Montana]] dam originally had an inclined slide gate. The owner decided to replace the inclined gate with a center control single chamber tower with a single gate, to avoid the operational problems with the inclined slide gate. Choosing this option required significant excavation into the dam in order to install the tower and slide gate. However the tower provides much needed protection from ice and vandalism and is easier to operate and maintain than the original gate system. Thinking for the long term, this owner decided the extra expense and [[engineering]] design was worth it. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 2 December 2022
Message: Center control towers provide protection from ice, vandalism, and provides ease of operation for the dam owner.
This southwestern Montana dam originally had an inclined slide gate. The owner decided to replace the inclined gate with a center control single chamber tower with a single gate, to avoid the operational problems with the inclined slide gate. Choosing this option required significant excavation into the dam in order to install the tower and slide gate. However the tower provides much needed protection from ice and vandalism and is easier to operate and maintain than the original gate system. Thinking for the long term, this owner decided the extra expense and engineering design was worth it.
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Looking into tower at gate stem
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New Gate
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Gate Operator
Note: The content on this page was originally created as part of DamOutletWorks.org (DOWL, 2018). It has subsequently been updated and reformatted as part of the Dam Safety Toolbox.
Revision ID: 4730
Revision Date: 12/02/2022