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Rock Excavation at Vallecito Dam Site
"Rock excavation for right wall of spillway inlet structure, stations 5/100 to 5/29.89. Note rock slide just above and to right of form at lower left."
Upstream View of Spillway
"Looking upstream at spillway gate structure from right side at station 9+27. Refer to Pine R-334."
View Toward Left Abutment
"Looking along axis toward left abutment from right bank of spillway (Photographic Point No. 1) Average elevation of fill - 7660. Refer to Pine R-385."
Excavating Borrow Pit No. 2
"Dragline excavating in Borrow Pit No. 2, station 56+75/12+50. Contractor chose to make two cuts in this area. Not face of first shovel out in background."
View Toward Right Abutment
"Looking along axis toward right abutment from station 0+00, (Photographic point No. 3). Average elevation of embankment in foreground is 7672. Refer to Pine R-383."
Downstream View Towards Spillway Gate
"Looking downstream at spillway gate structure from station 3/100, 110 feet right of centerline of spillway. (Photographic Point No. 6). Note tar paper panels for protecting concrete at right center."
Snowy View of Embankment Slope
"Looking at downstream slope of embankment from a point in the old river channel about 600 feet downstream from axis. Slope near the crest of dam has not been graded. Note piezometer well cover at station 11+75 in center of picture."
Steel Truss Bridge
"Steel truss bridge constructed over branch of Vallecito Creek at station 261+62 on relocated road."
Men Working at Dam Site
As part of the New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) cleared the trees in the area for the Dam. The Dam itself was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.