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John Day Lock and Dam: Planning and Site Selection

Glenn H. Von Gunten,John F. Bruce-1962-07-01-Journal of the Power Division
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Project now under construction on lower Columbia River, is multipurpose navigation, flood control, and power project, forming final link in slack-water development; important factors in project planning and study procedures that lead to economic determination of site, layout, and operating pool levels are presented; method of river diversion during construction establishment of size, characteristics, and number of generating units, and other project features are examined.

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Project now under construction on lower Columbia River, is multipurpose navigation, flood control, and power project, forming final link in slack-water development; important factors in project planning and study procedures that lead to economic determination of site, layout, and operating pool levels are presented; method of river diversion during construction establishment of size, characteristics, and number of generating units, and other project features are examined.

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Lock (firearm)Site selectionFlood controlProject planningCivil engineeringFlood mythSelection (genetic algorithm)Site planning

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