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Title
Folsom Dam Flood Gates Open
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1955-1960
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Aerial view of Folsom Dam with turbulent water from open gates tumbling down spillway. Notes with photo state "View of radial gates on upstream face of Folsom Dam illustrates need to go into a flood control operation. Five of the eight gates were used to regulate the release. Inflow exceeded that of the '55 - '56 flood."
Type
image
Identifier
E5888EE6-82F7-40BF-9219-081567032876
1983/001/SBPM06382
Subject
Folsom Dam
Folsom Lake
Folsom, Ca
Sacramento County

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