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Grants Pass Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Diversion Dams |
1 |
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Canals |
67 mi |
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Laterals |
67 mi |
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Pumping Plants |
6 |
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Diversion Facilities
Savage Rapids Dam
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Type: |
Concrete, combination gravity and multiple arch, stoplogged crested |
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Location |
On Rogue River, about 5 miles east of Grants Pass, Oregon. |
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Year Completed |
1921 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
39 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
30 ft |
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Crest length |
456 ft |
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Crest elevation |
953.0 ft |
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Volume |
5,600 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Overflow through stoplog-controlled gate openings. Metal stoplogs in one 11- by 19-ft and fifteen 11- by 23-ft bays. Sluiceways: Four 4- by 6-ft gates at north end of dam. |
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Capacity |
2,000 cfs. |
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River outlets: |
Two 7- by 16-ft top seal radial gates at center of dam. |
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Capacity |
6,000 cfs. |
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Headworks: |
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Gravity diversion: |
Two gates at left abutment for Grants Pass Irrigation District. |
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Capacity |
100 cfs |
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Pumping diversion: |
Pumping plant at right abutment with two pumps in series that have a lift of 150 ft for Tokay Canal. Also, a pump with a 90-ft lift for South Highline Canal. |
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Capacity |
50 cfs for Tokay Canal and 75-cfs for South Highline Canal. |
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Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Savage Rapids |
2 |
125 |
90-150 |
1,800 |
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Jerome Prairie |
2 |
24.5 |
90 |
325 |
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Demaray |
1 |
8 |
114 |
125 |
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Allen Creek |
1 |
4.2 |
75.5 |
50 |
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Dowell Road |
1 |
2 |
66 |
25 |
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C-Back |
1 |
1 |
30 |
25 |
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