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Vale Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
3 |
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Diversion Dams |
2 |
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Canals |
86 mi |
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Laterals |
279 mi |
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Drains |
122 mi |
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Storage Facilities
Agency Valley Dam
Bully Creek Dam
Warm Springs Dam
Diversion Facilities
Harper Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete gate structure with embankment wing |
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Location |
On Malheur River, 20 miles southwest of Vale, Oregon. |
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Year Completed |
1929 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
21 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
12 ft |
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Crest length |
914 ft |
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Crest elevation |
2,647.0 ft |
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Volume |
9,300 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Seven 20- by 10-ft hinged steel gates. |
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Headworks: |
10.5- by 13-ft canal radial headgate discharging into intake portal of a tunnel. |
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Diversion capacity |
662 cfs |
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Bully Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Rockfill with timber cutoff |
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Location |
On Bully Creek 1 mile downstream from Bully Creek Dam. |
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Year Completed |
1964 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
12 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
4 ft |
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Crest length |
213 ft |
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Crest elevation |
2,407.5 ft |
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Volume |
3,760 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
10- by 6-ft radial gate in reinforced concrete sluiceway. |
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Headworks: |
Two 5- by 3-ft steel slide gates discharging into Lateral 197-20. |
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Diversion capacity |
Present lateral limits diversion capacity to 26.7 cfs. Lateral section designed for, and can be enlarged to, a future capacity of 99 cfs. |
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Carriage Facilities
Vale Main Canal
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Location |
From Harper Diversion Dam northeast to Vale, then northwest to Jamieson. |
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Construction period |
1927-1935 |
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Length |
74 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
662 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
22 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
7.6 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
7.3 ft |
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Lining thickness |
3 in |
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Tunnel No. 1 - Vale Main Canal
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Location |
At Harper Diversion Dam |
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Construction period |
1928-1929 |
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Length |
2,150 ft |
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Diversion capacity |
662 cfs |
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Cross section: |
Horseshoe |
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Diameter |
10.5 ft |
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Water depth |
8.6 ft |
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Concrete lining |
6-10 in |
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Little Valley Canal
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Location |
About 5 miles east of Harper, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1929-1930 |
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Length |
8 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
33.4 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
4 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
2.3 ft |
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Bully Creek Feeder Canal
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Location |
From intake structure on Vale Main Canal about 8 miles west of Vale northwest to Bully Creek Reservoir. |
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Construction period |
1962-1963 |
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Length |
2.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
300 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
16 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
5.5 ft |
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