Built in 1939-1940, this is the largest dam of its type in the world.
We visited the dam in the summer of 2009. Our guide was Forrest.
Click on any image to enlarge. From left to right: overview of dam; tailstock plume; looking up at one of the roadway arches; Author standing next to a turbine wheel.
Click on any image to enlarge. From left to right: lakeside view of dam; spillway portion of main dam; spillway gate; spillway structure.
Click on any image to enlarge. From left to right: one of the two smaller spillway structures; lakeside view of spillway; side view from relief channel; spillway gate.
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