Pershing County Water Conservation District - Irrigation System Improvements

OLD CHANNEL / UNION CANAL DIVERSION STRUCTURE

The following are photos of the construction work in progress during February/March 2007 at the Old Channel and Union Canal diversion structure. The Board made a visit to the site on March 9, 2007. (Place your cursor over the photo for a brief summary of what your are seeing. Click on the photo to enlarge - note that the enlarged photo will open in a new window.)

Progress as of February 14, 2007 Looking upstream of the Old Channel & Union Canal diversion structure. The Pitt Dam upstream controls flow to this channel and, from here, down into the valley. Old Channel & Union Canal diversion structure. (Old Channel is on the right and the Union Canal diverts on the left.) Looking down the Union Canal beyond the diversion structure. Looking down the Old Channel Canal beyond the diversion structure.
Progress as of March 9, 2007 Looking down the Union Canal. Each diversion has a slide gate for normal operation and a swing gate for higher flows. Looking down channel toward the diversion structure at the Union Canal (left) and Old Channel (right). Looking toward the Old Channel diversion structure. Forms are being readied for concrete at the Union Canal/Old Channel diversion structure.
Progress as of March 28, 2007 Old Channel/Union Canal Diversion Structure with gates installed. Close up of the gates on the diversion structure. Looking at the Old Channel / Union Canal Diversion Structure from upstream. Over-looking the Old Channel (right) / Union Canal (left) diversion structure.

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