UC-NRLF STONE& WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION CONSTRUCTING ENGINEERS . . ,,. '.,/ CaftT "ROCK 'TAYLORS' iFAU-S, FKAMKtAW vvSV'' WHITE SALMON #AU6*UlKE AS1* Tll.^H> %V^E U\NtV Q^ STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION CONSTRUCTING ENGINEERS Water Power Developments Transmission Lines Steam Power Stations Electric Railway and Steam Railroad Work Gas Plants Industrial Plants and Buildings of Steel or Reinforced Concrete BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS NEW VORK CHICAGO SEATTLE DALLAS Names Taylors Falls . Hauserlahe Dam . Franklin (N.H.) . East Tilton (N.H.) Verdi . Goat Rock Name Nooksack Snoqualmie 2d Plant White River . White Salmon Name Puyallup or Electron Big Creek PLATE INDEX LOW HEAD PLANTS (Below 100 Feet) Constructed for Minneapolis General Electric Company . United Missouri River Power Company . Boston & Maine Railroad Company Laconia Gas & Electric Company Truck.ee River General Electric Company Columbus (Ga.) Power Company MEDIUM HEAD PLANTS (100 to 500 Feet) Constructed for Whalcom County Railway dr Light Company Seattle- Tacoma Power Company . Pacific Coast Power Company Northwestern Electric Company HIGH HEAD PLANTS (Over 500 Feet) Constructed for Pugel Sound Power Company Pacific Light and Power Corporation Plates 1-5 .6,7,8 9, 10, II 12, 13, 14 15, 16, 17 . 18-21 Plates 22 . 23,24 . 25-32 . 33-36 Plates . 37-41 . 42-45 262765 LOW HEAD PLANTS Taylors Falls . Hauserlake Dam . Franklin (N. //.) . East Tilton(N. //.) Constructed for Minneapolis General Electric Co. United Missouri River Power Co. . Boston & Maine Railroad Co. . . Laconia Gas & Electric Co. Verdi . . . . Truc^ee River General Electric Co. Coat Rock Columbus (Ga.) Power Co. Location . Capacity . . Head . . . Power House Dam . Taylors Falls (Low Head) St. Croix River, 40 miles north- east of ^Minneapolis, Minnesota. 20,000 EleSrical Horse Power installed. 30, 000 Horse Power ultimate. 50 Feet. Concrete, forming part of dam, 200ft. X 82ft. Concrete, solid gravity type, 640 ft. long on the spillway, 53 ft. high. Generating Four 4200 H.P. Platt Iron Equipment Worlds turbines, direct- connected to four 2500 K.W., 2300- Generating Equipment Trans fo rme rs volt, 3-phase, Westinghouse generators and two 4200 H.P. Wellman-Seaver- Morgan tur- bines, direct- connected to two 2500 K.W., 2300-oolt, 3- phase, General Electric genera- tors. Nineteen 900 K.W., 2300/ 50,000-volt, single phase, water cooled. Transmission Two 50,000-volt, 3-phase lines, Lines each 40 miles long, connecting with Minneapolis substation. Use of Power . Light and power. Operating Minneapolis General Electric Co. Company PLATE 1 DAM AND F is Bl II TAYLORS FALLS PLATE 2 SPILLWAY FROM POWER HOUSE TAYLORS FALLS PLATE 4 TRANSMISSION I LINES TAYLORS FALLS , TAYLORS FALLS SUB-STATION "A." MINNEAPOLIS PLATE 5 Hauserlake Darn (Low Head) Location . . JXCissouri River, 1 8 miles northeast of Helena, Montana. Capacity. . 18,600 Horse Power. Head . . . 65 Feet. Storage . . 91 ,800 Acre Feet. Dam . . . Solid gravity type, 490ft. long, 132 ft. high at its deepest part, 85ft. thick at the base, contains 85, 000 yards of concrete. Operating U niie d Missouri Twicer 'Power Co. Company Hauserlake booklet, supplied on request, describes work in detail. SASKATC HEWAN BIBB HAUSERLAKE SPILLWAY FROM EAST BANK PLATE 6 PLATE 7 DAM AND LAKE FROM EAST BANK HAUSERLAKE Location . Capacity Head. . . . Power House . Dam .... Generating Equipment Transformers . Transmission Lines Use of Power . Operating Company Franklin Franklin, N. H., on Pemigewasset River, 21 miles north of Con- cord. 1600 Electrical Horse Power installed. 4000 Horse Power ultimate. 30 Feet. Concrete and steel, 58ft. X 7 1 ft. timber crib, 313 ft. long, 26 ft. high. One 1727 Horse Power Leffel turbine direcl-connecled to 1000 K.W., 2200-oolt, 3-phase, General Electric generator. Also a reconstructed Rodney Hunt tur- bine, 455 Horse Power diretl- conneaed to 200 K. W., 2200- Colt, 3 -phase General Electric generator. Six 333 K. W., 2200/22,000- volt, single phase, oil cooled. 21 miles of 2 2, 000 -colt line in duplicate, Franklin to Concord. Street railway, lighting and shop power. Boston & Maine Railroad Com- pany. PEMBROKE. FRANKLIN POWER HOUSE FROM EAST BANK PLATE 9 PLATE POWER HOUSE FRANKLIN FRANKLIN GENERATOR ROOM PLATE 11 Location . Capacity Head . . . Power House Dam . East Tilton* (Low Head) East Tilton, N. H., on the Generating Three 340 H. P. Leffel tur- IVinnepesaukee River, 6 miles Equipment bines direcl-connefled to 200 K. W., 6600-Volt, 3 -phase southwest of Laconia. 800 Electrical Horse Power installed. 1 1 00 Horse Power ultimate. 17 Feet. Transmission Reinforced concrete and tile, Use of Power 73ft. X44ft. Masonry structure, faced and Operating , , j ..i Comoanv Laconia Gas cr LleSn'c Co. decked with concrete. company *For map see Franklin Section Allis-Chalmers generators. 7 miles, 6600-volt, 3-phase, East Tillon to Lamport. Railway, light and power. EAST TILTON GENERATOR ROOM PLATE 12 POWER HOUSE EAST TILTON EAST TILTON DAM AND SPILLWAY PLATE 14 (Low Head) Location . . . Truckee River, near Verdi, 12 Capacity . . . Head . . . . Power House . Dam .... Pipe Lines and Canals Generating Equipment Transformers . Transmission Line Use of Power . Operating Company miles west of Reno, Nevada. 3000 Electrical Horse 'Power. 92 Feet. Brick, 47ft. X 67ft. T^ock filled, timber- crib and earth dam, 440 ft. long, 16 ft. high, 51 ft. Wide. Canal 2 miles long; 1 426 ft. of 9 ft. wood stave pipe, 736 ft. of 7ft. steel pipe. One 3200 H.P. Allis-Chalmers turbine, direct- connected to 2250 K.W., 2250-volt, 3-phase, General Electric generator. Four 1 000 K. W., 2300/60,000- volt, 3-phase, Water cooled. 64 miles of 60,000-volt line in duplicate, Verdi to Bluestone. Light and power. Truckee River Qeneral Elec- tric Co. DIVERSION DAM AND HEADWORKS PLATE 15 TRUCKEE RIVER ABOVE DAM SITE POWER HOUSE PLATE 17 Location . Capacity Head . . . Storage . Power House Dam . Goat Rock (Low Head) Chattahoochee River, 1 4 miles Generating north of Columbus, Georgia. Equipment 8000 Electrical Horse Power installed. 40, 000 Horse Power ultimate. 70 Feet. 3000 Acre Feet. Transformers . Transmission Lines Reinforced Concrete, forming part of dam, 1 14 ft. X 56 ft. Use of Power . Concrete, solid gravity type, 68 Operating ft. high, 9 1 ft. spillway. Company Two 4800 H.P., S. Jttorgan Smith turbines, direct-connected to 3000 K.W., 12,000-volt, 3 -phase Westinghouse genera- tors. Three 1066 K.W., I2.000/ 66,000 delta, 12,000/115,- 000 Y. Goat Rock to Newnan 60 miles, 66,000 volts, temporary. Line designed for 1 1 5,000 volts ultimate. Goat Rocfc to Colum- bus 14 miles, 1 1 ,000 volts. , light and power. The Columbus Power Co. is ,, POWER HOUSE GOAT ROCK GOAT ROCK GENERATOR ROOM GOAT ROCK FROM GEORGIA SHORE DURING CONSTRUCTION MEDIUM HEAD PLANTS 3\Came Constructed for Nooksack . Whalcom County Railway 6r Light Co. Snoqualmie 2d Plant . Seattle- Tacoma Power Co. White River Pacific Coast Power Co. White Salmon . Northwestern Electric Co. Location . Capacity Head ... Power House Dam ... Nooksdck (Medium Head) Worth Fork, ^ooksack 'River Generating Equipment 40 miles east of {Jjellingham, Washington. 2000 Eleclrical Horse Power installed. 5500 Horse Power ultimate. 173 Feet, ultimate 420 Feet. Concrete, 57 ft. X 40 ft. 'Diverting weir, rock filled, timber crib. Pipe Lines Wood stave pipe, 1 300 ft. long, and Canals 44" diameter. Steel pipe, 1300 ft. long, 47" diameter. Transformers . Transmission Lines Helton water wheel, 3200 H.P. direEl-connetted to 1500 K. W. , 3-phase 2200-volt Westing- house generator. 'Chree 600 K. W., single phase, 2200/55,000-volt, self- cooled. 40 miles 55,000-volt line to ^ellingham, Washington. Use of Power . Railway and light. Operating Company 'Puget Sound Traclion, Light & 'Power Co., Bellingham Division. NOOKSACK POWER HOUSE PLATE 22 Location Capacity Head . . Storage . Snoqualmie Second Plant (Medium Head) Snoqualmie River, 30 miles east Generating of Seattle, Washington. 1 0, 000 Electrical Horse Powei installed. 30,000 Horse Power ultimate. 284 Feet. 1 600 Acre Feet. Drainage Area 400 Square Miles. Power House . Concrete, 54 ft. X 64 ft. Pipe Lines Tunnel, 1 000 ft. long, 1 2 ft. and Canals diameter. Forebay 230 ft. steel penstock, 470 ft. long, 7 Operating ft. diameter. Company I. P. Morris turbine 10,000 Equipment H.P. direcl- connected to 7000 K.W., 6900-volt, 3 -phase General EleStric generator. Transformers . Three 291 7 K.W., 6900/60,- 000-oolt, single phase, water cooled. Transmission Connection with Seattle, Tacoma Line and Everett, over lines of First Snoqualmie Development. Use of Power . Railway, light and power. Puget Sound Traclion, Light & 'Power Co., Seattle Division. PUGET SOUND DISTRICT PLATE 23 POND FROM INTAKE-INTAKE FROM DAM-INTAKE TUNNEL SNOQUALMIE SNOQUALMIE FOREBAY AND SPILLWAY-PENSTOCK-POWER HOUSE PLATE 24 Location Capacity Head . . . Storage . Power House Dam . Pipe Lines and Canals White River* (Medium Head ) 24 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington. 40,000 Horse Power installed. 120, 000 Horse Power ultimate. 440 Feet. 56,000 Acre Feet. Concrete, 204 ft. X 82 ft. Timber crib diverting dam, covered with steel plate, 352 ft. long, 6ft. high, 61 ft. Wide. Eight miles of canals and flumes, 3000ft. of 12ft. tunnel. Two steel penstocks, each 2100 ft. long, diameter diminishing from 8 ft. to 6 ft. 6 in. Tailrace canal, 2400ft. long. Generating Equipment Transformers Transmission Line Use of Power . Operating Company Two Allis-Chalmers turbines, 20,000 H. P. each, direcl-con- neEled to two 10,000 K.W., 6600-volt, 3-phase General Electric generators. Seven 3300 K.W., 6600/ 55,000-volt, single phase, water cooled. Eight lines, 55,000 volts, 3-phase. Two incoming from Puyallup, 19 miles; one out- going to Renton sub-station, 18 miles; two outgoing to Seattle, 28 miles ; three outgoing to Ta- coma, 13 miles. Railway, light and power. et Sound Traclion, Light & 'Power Co., Seattle Division. *For map see Snoqualmie Section White River book, supplied on request, describes work in detail. WHITE RIVER DIVERSION DAM AND HEADWORKS FROM EAST BANK PLATE 25 POWER HOUSE WHITE RIVER ill U III WHITE RIVER REAR OF POWER HOUSE SHOWING AIR CHAMBERS PLATE 27 LAKE TAPPS. THE I \CIPAL STORAGE WHITE RIVER PLATE 29 OUTLET CANAL AND FOREBAY, EXCAVATION 558.OOO YARDS WHITE RIVER PLATE 31 ONE END OF GENERATOR ROOM WHITE RIVER White Salmon (Medium Head) Location . . White Salmon 'River, Washington, Pipe Lines Capacity . . Head . . . Pondage . Drainage Area Power House 75 miles east of Portland, Oregon. 20,000 Horse Power. 175 Feet. 40, 000, 000 Cubic Feet. 350 Square Miles. concrete forebay. Two pressure pipes 9 ft. diameter, 700ft. long. 1 18 ft. X 55 ft.; concrete, steel frame. Dam . . . Concrete, solid gravity type, 470 ft. long, 125 ft. high, 250 ft. spillway. Pipe Lines . Flow line, wood stave pipe, 5 1 00 ft. long, 13 ft. 6 in. diameter; Generating Two Allis-Chalmers turbines, each Equipment direcl-connecled to a 6000 K.W., 2300-volt, Allis-Chalmers genera- tor. Transformers Two 2300/66,000-volt, 3-phase. Transmission 75 miles of single circuit with pro- Line vision for double line in future. Use of Power Light and Power. ^Company ^western Electric Co. WHITE SALMON THE DAM PLATE 33 WHITE SALMON CONSTRUCTION 1 . The rock crushing and concrete mixing plant extends up the -west slope to the quarry, which is over 400 feet above the bed of the river. 2. En- gine for hauling rock out of the quarry. 3. Bins receiving sand and rock. 4. In the quarry. 5. Ca- bleways taking cement across. 6. Revolving screens separating sand and rock. WHITE SALMON CONSTRUCTION The construction camp and permanent work lie on the east side of the river. 1 . Panorama looking east from the top of the rock quarry, above the dam site, and including 1 Vs miles from the stables and saw mill on the left to the power house site on the right. 2. Sec- tion of 13-foot stave pipe. 3. Pipe-line grade looking toward dam-site. 4. Power house superstructure. 5. Saw mill. 6. Power house foundation. PLATE 35 WHITE SALMON CONSTRUCTION 1 . Trucking one of the steel nipples of the penstocks. 2. Skamania Bridge, built to carry equipment to the job. 3. Temporary gene- rator on cableway. 4. Bellmouth of flume re- ceiving the full flow. 5. Spillway of flume above temporary plant. 6. Interior of flume. 7. Dam and flume looking down stream. 8. Dam site before unwatering. PLATE 36 HIGH HEAD PLANTS tAfame Constructed for Puyallup or Electron . . Puget Sound Power Co. Big Creek . . Pacific Light & Power Corporation Location Capacity Head . Puyallup* (High Head) 'Puyallup l^iver, 3 miles south- Generating east of Tacoma, Washington. 18,800 EleSrical Horse Power installed. 37,600 Horse Power ultimate. 878 Feet. Drainage Area 1 40 Square Miles. Power House Dam Pipe Lines Concrete, bricfa and sleel, 146 ft. X95ft. Backfilled, limber crib, 200ft. long, 5 ft. high, 30ft. Wide. 1 0.4 -mile flume; four steel pen- and Canals stocks each 1 670 ft. long, diam- eter diminishing from 48" to 36". Four twin runner Pelton wheels, Equipment 6000 H. P. each, direcl-con- necled to 3500 K.W., 2300- Volt, 3-phase General Electric generator. Transformers SVtfne 2333 K. W., 2300/55- 000-Oolt, single phase, water cooled. Transmission 55,000-volt, 3-phase, double Lines line into White River Station, 19 miles. Use of Power . Industrial, railway and light. Operating Puget Sound Traflion, Light 6- Company Power Co., Seattle Division. *For map see Snoqualmie Section. PUYALLUP POWER HOUSE Capacity . Head . . Storage . Dams . Big Creek (High Head) Location . . On Big Creek, a tributary of the San Joaquin River, in central Cal- ifornia. Initial, 75, 000 Horse Power. Ultimate, 1 50,000 Horse Power. Plant No. I, 2 1 50 feet. Plant No. 2, 1870 feet. Initial, 38, 000 acre feet. Ultimate, 1 00,000 acre feet. Four concrete dams, solid gravity type. Aggregate length Initial, 3000ft. Ultimate, 5000ft. Greatest height Initial, 1 25 ft. Ultimate, 175ft. Pipe Line Five miles of 1 4 -ft. tunnel, 6000 and Canals feet of 7 -ft. flow p/pe. Two miles of steel penstocks for initial devel- opment, four miles for ultimate de- velopment, diameter diminishing from 44" to 2 6" Generating Four Allis-Chalmers impulse Equipment wheels, 20,000 H. P. each, direct- connected to four 14,000 K. W., 6600-volt generators, two West- inghouse and two General Electric. Transformers Six 5833 K. W., single-phase, 50-cycle, 6600 / 1 50,000-volt Water-cooled transformers in each plant. "Also one spare transformer. Transmission Two lines, 1 50, 000 Volts, 3 -phase, Line 240 miles to Los Angeles receiving station. Operating Pacific Light and Power Corpo- Company ration. Big Creek reports, supplied on request, describe work in detail. BIG CREEK CONSTRUCTION 1 . Basin overlooking sites of three stor- age dams. Concrete trestle for Dam No. I at outlet of the Basin, visible on the left. 2. Type of mixing plant for placing con- crete ; method devised especially for this job permits concentration of transportation facilities at any given point, thus insuring completion of all the structures in the time available. 3. Steam shovels at work in the gravel pit. 4. Saw mill with capacity of 630,000 feet per month, sawing timber for temporary structures. 5 . View on level with initial crest of storage dam showing concrete plant in operation. 6. The job at night. B!G CREEK ONE OFTHE DAMS. ULTIMATE HEIGHT, 175 FT., LENGTH, 165O FT. PLATE 43 BIG CREEK CONSTRUCTION 1 . Excavation for Power House No. 1 , look- ing west in Big Creek Canyon. 2. Trains passing on the San Joaquin & Eastern Rail- road, the construction road which will carry __ 100,000 tons of material and equipment a distance of 56 miles from the junction with the Southern Pacific Railroad in the valley to elevation 5000 feet. 3. Electric hoist of In- cline Railway from terminus of railroad to elevation 7000 feet. 4. 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