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Eden Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
2 |
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Diversion Dams |
1 |
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Canals |
21 mi |
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Laterals |
94 mi |
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Drains |
53 mi |
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Storage Facilities
Big Sandy Dam and Dike
Eden Dam
Diversion Facilities
Little Sandy Diversion Dam
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Type |
Earthfill |
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Location |
Little Sandy Creek, Wyoming |
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Year Completed |
1959 |
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Dimensions |
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Structural Height |
10 ft |
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Crest Length |
600 ft |
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Crest Elevation |
6,745.0 ft |
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Diversion Works |
One 12 ft by 7 ft radial gate, bottom elevation 6,733.7 ft. |
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Diversion capacity |
150 cfs |
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Carriage Facilities
Eden Canal
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Type |
Earth-lined, trapezoidal canal |
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Location |
From Eden Reservoir generally south |
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Construction period |
10.8 miles of Eden Canal below junction with Means Canal enlarged and relocated in 1952-1955 |
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Length |
10.8 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
475 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
18 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
5.2 ft |
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Typical section, earth lined: |
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Bottom width |
18 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
5.2 ft |
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Lining thickness: |
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Side slopes |
8 ft |
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Bottom |
2 ft |
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Means Canal
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Type |
Earth-lined, trapezoidal canal |
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Location |
From Big Sandy Dam generally south to Eden Canal |
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Construction period |
1952 |
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Length |
6 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
635 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
22 ft |
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Side slopes |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
5.85 ft |
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Typical section, earth lined: |
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Bottom width |
28 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
6.9 ft |
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Lining thickness: |
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Side slopes |
8 ft |
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Bottom |
2 ft |
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Little Sandy Canal
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Type |
Earth-lined, trapezoidal canal |
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Location |
From Little Sandy Diversion Dam generally west to Eden Canal below Eden Reservoir |
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Construction period |
Consists of 2.2 miles of existing canal rehabilitated and 1.1 miles of new canal completed in 1957. |
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Length |
4 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
150 cfs |
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