Gillespie Dam by junge1
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Description
The Gillespie Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Gila River between Buckeye and Gila Bend, Arizona. The dam was constructed in 1921 primarily for irrigation purposes.
High rainfall in the winter of 1992-93 resulted in record flows through Central Arizona rivers and streams, including the Salt River, a major tributary to the Gila River, upstream from the Gillespie Dam. On January 9, 1993 the dam failed when a segment approximately 120-ft. (37m) in length collapsed into the river. The precise size of the flood was not recorded due to equipment failure, but an estimate based on a high water mark recorded on USGS equipment yielded a peak flow of approximately 200,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 5,700 cubic meter per second, corresponding to a 65-year flood (a flood that occurs on average once every 65 years).
This picture was taken from the Old Highway 80 bridge downstream of the dam on 17 January 2011.
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Comments (25)
wonderful capture, Sig.Fascinating history
Stunning capture my friend.
very interesting info and capture
The dirt berm seen in this picture diverts water to the left bank of the river where a series of large pumps transfer water into a canal that coveys water to the Paloma Ranch near Gila Bend.
Lovely shot and bridge.
Wonderful capture! :)
Impressionante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Great capture of the old dam Sig interesting info on it too.. Thanks..
wonderful and interesting panorama!
Excellent Pano.
superlative, fascinating image!
It's a scary thing when a dam fails. Great shot! It already looks like an ancient ruin. Nature does not wait long to reclaim what's hers.
wonderful photo and place!!
awesome construction.
Wonderful Pano & view !!!!!
Very cool shot!!
Fantastice Picture.
I know the place but I don't remember this dam...thanks for sharing.
wonderful shot
The construction of the dam is so interesting, and your photography, of course, is excellent. Full view, along with your writeup, makes for a superb presentation!
Very interesting and well done.
Super pano Sig and nice information too. Dana
Pretty Big for 1921...if you have the chance to see the Hydro-Quebec Tour you will love it :) Hydro-Quebec territoty are large as U.K. Video of the big dam: MANIC-5 COPTER VIEW QUEBEC
Beautiful work!
That sounds as though it was a mighty amount of water that made this dam fail. I beautiful capture with lovely colouring.