elf1 > More nifty informational tidbits. The visitor center had lots of informational tidbits and a recording of President John F. Kennedy's dedication speech for the dam's groundbreaking, indicating both the importance of the project and the compare-and-contrast difference in eloquence with our current Prez.
elf1 > Information about the construction of the dam, which is the fourth largest embankment dam in the U.S. of A.
elf1 > Linda checks out the reservoir.
elf1 > There is no stream feeding this reservoir. Water is pumped in from the aqueduct at night when power costs are lower, and let out during the day to generate more power.
elf1 > The back side of the dam. At the visitor center, we learn several nifty new words: penstock. stator. trashrack. And not so new but still just a fun word to say out loud: riprap.
More nifty informational tidbits. The visitor center had lots of informational tidbits and a recording of President John F. Kennedy's dedication speech for the dam's groundbreaking, indicating both the importance of the project and the compare-and-contrast difference in eloquence with our current Prez.
elf1 > More nifty informational tidbits. The visitor center had lots of informational tidbits and a recording of President John F. Kennedy's dedication speech for the dam's groundbreaking, indicating both the importance of the project and the compare-and-contrast difference in eloquence with our current Prez.
More nifty informational tidbits. The visitor center had lots of informational tidbits and a recording of President John F. Kennedy's dedication speech for the dam's groundbreaking, indicating both the importance of the project and the compare-and-contrast difference in eloquence with our current Prez.
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