Sacramento River flooding damages diversion dam
But the dam met its match this year when releases into the river from Shasta and Keswick dams were cranked up to more than 80,000 cubic feet per second.
Heavy steel stanchions were twisted and in some cases broken off. The base plates that hold the stanchions were also damaged and warped; some were knocked off their concrete abutments.
During last month's high flows, water raced over a walkway leading out to the diversion dam and undercut the concrete-covered embankment near the fish ladder and dam.
Huge chunks of dirt, rocks and concrete were washed out of the embankment, causing part of the walkway to crack and buckle.
The repairs will cost an estimated
The district dams up the river near
"It's going to be tough to make it, but that is what we are shooting for," he said.
ACID typically places boards between the stanchions, which raises the water level and diverts it into a nearby canal. Water travels down the canal from downtown
Battles said about half the steel stanchions that hold the boards are either bent or broken and need to be replaced.
Repairing the concrete on the walkway and embankment will be straightforward, but repairing the stanchions and abutments could be tricky, Davis said.
Because the abutments and stanchions are in the river, repairing them could be a complex procedure, he said.
A district pumping station along the river near
The biggest problem, he said, was getting the dam repaired so the district could deliver irrigation water to customers.
The district plans to seek grant funds from the
The diversion dam is not the only public structure damaged by the high river flows in February.
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