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Facilities in Operation

Diversion Dams

1      

Canals

25 mi  

Laterals

19 mi  

Pumping Plants

8      

Drains

68 mi  


Diversion Facilities

Hanover Diversion Dam

Type:

Original timber-crib rockfill structure constructed in 1910. Replaced with concrete weir diversion dam in 1975.

Location:

On the Bighorn River approximately 17 miles south of Worland, Wyoming.

Year Completed:

1975  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

8.25 ft  

   Hydraulic height

8.25 ft  

   Crest length

250 ft  

   Crest elevation

4,190.8 ft  

Spillway

Overflow crest

Headworks:

 

Upper Hanover Canal:

Concrete canal section controlled by two 6- by 14-ft vertical roller metal gates

   Diversion capacity

487 cfs   

Sluiceway:

6- by 14-ft vertical roller metal gate on left abutment of diversion dam


Carriage Facilities

Upper Hanover Canal  -  Rehabilitated Reach

Location:

From a diversion dam on the Bighorn River near Winchester, Wyoming, generally northeast.

Construction period:

Privately constructed in 1910. Thirteen miles enlarged by Reclamation in 1956.

Length

15 mi  

Diversion capacity

487 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

20 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

7 ft  

Typical section, asphalt membrane lined:

 

   Bottom width

14 ft  

   Side slopes

2:1  

   Water depth

5.9 ft  


Bluff Canal  -  Rehabilitated Reach

Location:

From Upper Hanover Canal 2 miles northeast of Winchester, Wyoming, generally northeast along west side of the Bighorn River.

Construction period:

Privately constructed in 1904. Enlarged and extended by Reclamation in 1957.

Length

9.1 mi  

Diversion capacity

92 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

10 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.2 ft  


Main Canal No. 1

Location:

Generally east from Upper Hanover Canal about 7 miles south of Worland, Wyoming.

Construction period:

1956-1957  

Length

1.8 mi  

Diversion capacity

15 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

4 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

1.5 ft  


Main Canal No. 2

Location:

Generally northeast from Upper Hanover Canal about 6 miles south of Worland, Wyoming.

Construction period:

1956-1957  

Length

13.1 mi  

Diversion capacity

97 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

10 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.4 ft  


No Water Creek Siphon

Location:

Upper Hanover Creek across No Water Creek approximately 4 miles south of Worland, Wyoming.

Construction period:

Original steel pipe siphon constructed in 1910. Replaced with reinforced concrete pipe siphon in 1976.

Type:

Reinforced concrete pipe, reinforced concrete inlet and outlet structures.

Dimensions:

 

   Length

2,264 ft  

   Inside diameter

120 in  


Pumping Plants

Designation

Number of units

Total capacity, cfs

Total dynamic head, ft

Total horsepower

Hanover No. 1

2

  20

  88

   300

Hanover No. 2

4

100

43-109

1,300

Hanover No. 3

2

  17

  73

   200

Hanover No. 4

2

  17

  65

   200

Hanover No. 5

2

  25

114

   450

Bluff No. 1

2

  17

104

   300

Bluff No. 1, Auxillary

1

    3

  26

     20

Bluff No. 2

2

  20

  45

   120

 

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