Lock and Dam No. 11 During Construction, Chanoine Wicket Dam, Kanawha River, W.Va.
Identifier:
025722
Title:
Lock and Dam No. 11 During Construction, Chanoine Wicket Dam, Kanawha River, W.Va.
Date:
1897/09/29
Description:
'United States Improvement, Great Kanawha River, West Virginia. View inside the cofferdam for the weir part of the dam, taken from the center pier. Showing the two unfinished lines of permanent cribs, and the unfinished concrete core between them, for the foundation of the weir. The sheer piling, driven to make the excavation and place the foundations for the shore abutment, shown in far end of cofferdam. The foundations of this dam rest on hardpan - an indurated clay - from 18 to 24 feet below extreme low water at the site. The tower for the cable way across the river (on the line of the dam), concrete plant, stone yard, etc., shown in the distance."
Subjects:
Dams--West Virginia--Kanawha River--Design and construction., Rivers--Kanawha River., Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--West Virginia--Kanawha River--Design and construction.
