Dewatering for Flood Gate Repainting
Basin Electric Power Co-op
Gray Rocks Dam, Wheatland, WY (2003)
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The 16' AquaDam® (after rolling) is lifted onto truck trailer. It is being transported 7 miles to the reservoir. It took approximately 3 days to assemble the components of the AquaDam®.
Wheatland, WY
Using a different crane, the AquaDam® is lowered into the water. The AquaDam® is rolled up on a 50' long power line pole. Another way of getting the AquaDam® to this location would have been transporting it on a boat and pulling it through the water, placing it into position. AquaDam®s float quite easily.
Wheatland, WY
The AquaDam® is now ready for inflation. There are many ropes running to the end of the AquaDam® where they are tied off to a guard rail. The cement wall has a 4' flat area half way up. The inflation hoses had to go from the pumps at waters edge up to the flat area near the wall (approximately 30').
Wheatland, WY
Water was being pumped into the AquaDam®, building pressure, causing it to unroll. The Jet Ski seen here is used to push and pull on the AquaDam® to make sure it ends up in the exact location desired. The water depth here is approximately 10'. The AquaDam® is sitting on a concrete slab that has at least 1' of mud on it.
Wheatland, WY