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General Information

Other name(s): Little Rock-Palmdale Dam
Completion: 1924
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: original configuration:
Multiple arch and buttress dam
current configuration:
Gravity dam
Function / usage: Irrigation & industrial water dam
Material: original configuration:
Concrete dam
current configuration:
Roller-compacted concrete dam

Location

Location: , , ,
Impounds:
  • Little Rock Creek
Coordinates: 34° 29' 8.76" N    118° 1' 21.37" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

crest length 176 m
Initial construction
height 34.14 m
Reconfiguration
height 37.8 m
retained water volume 4 600 000 m³

Materials

arches reinforced concrete

Chronology

1994

The dam is strengthened using roller-compacted concrete and converting the downstream side into a gravity dam-like structure. The original arches are still visible on the upstream face at low water levels. The dam is heightened at the same time by 3.7 m and a new spillway is added.

Participants

Initial construction (1924)
Design

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20001399
  • Published on:
    27/03/2001
  • Last updated on:
    10/06/2017
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