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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1924-1941
Date: 1924-1941
File Name: WREG02602.pdf Date Transcribed: February 2021 Editors: T. Barker
Transcription Platform: Microsoft Word BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION U.S. Reclamation Service 7-533 1924-1941 1924 to 1941
ANY PERSON finding this book will confer a favor by pasting the following addressed label on the outside and depositing it in the nearest post office.
Department of the Interior U. S. Reclamation Service OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 To the Director of the United States Reclamation Service, Washington, D. C.
About 1924-1941 Robert E. Glover Carlsbad New Mexico Assistant Engineer Bureau of Reclamation
Sept 24 Go to Dayton N.M. with Yates to make gaging of Pecos River.
Sept 25. Make gaging of Pecos immediately above dam at McMillian res. Eat dinner with Halcombe. Make gaging of Pecos at 3d res site in afternoon, at d&m 36 c & s. At 3d Res Site 61 off.
Sept 26. (Fri) Post water records. Work on farm unit [illegible] Look over ceiling in printing office for metal ceiling.
Sept 27 Sat. Post water records. Get F Unite plots ready to mail to Denver. Sept 28 Sunday,
Sept 29 Post water records and look up metal ceiling for printing office. Sept 29 Continued
Farm unit plots showing changes since 1919 mailed to Denver by L.E. Foster.
September 30 to Oct 13 inclusive work on Farm unit plots (for ditch rides maps) Quit work at Carlsbad at 12 noon Oct 14 1924
Ice Marston Lake. Thickness N Shore W Shore S Shore E Shore Buckling
Some evidence on south side. Shading on South shore. Shaded about 10’ out at 3 p.m. Soundness: Ice appeared strong enough to skate on. Area covered. Ice over whole lake except for open water near center. Temperatures 29 degrees F at 8 A.M.
Date. Jan 14 1941. Pictures
1 North side Ice heave
2 “ “
3 4
5 Heaved ice
6 Crack North Westside Ice Thicknesses
Jan 1 1941 6” 22 degrees at 7 A.M. 4 1941 7” 12 degrees F. 6 1941 8” 12 degrees 9 1941 8”
Benner Gray Hill
Light breeze from the north. (Probably not more than 10 m.p.h.) Day clear with slight haze. Had been clear all day.
W.S. Elev. Depth of Water 46.8’ on 2nd 46.8 on 4th 46.4 on 9th
Temp 30 degrees F Jan 13 1941 Glover and Kennedy.
Some evidence of buckling near shore on south side of lake. Shadow of fill on south side of lake covers about 10 feet of ice adjacent to the shore. The ice on the south shore was solid but there was a
depression from about 10 ft and to 20 ft and (estimated) in bank water stand all along the bank. The ice near the shore sloped toward the lake. The lake had been falling. Mr Binnel started that on previous years the ice shore had occurred on the south shore.
About five radical zones & crushing extend from the shore to the open water in the center. Contra Costa model Tent No. 2
June 28 1941
Pomeroy, Glover Dowd. CC2-A-1
Still photo of wave generated by closure of gates at downstream and of channel Flow at normal level (5.7” deep measures on slope). Picture taken at 28 feet 2” from point at which wave is generated. (Measurement from and of channel to nearest point of checkerboard 2 picture at A.
CC2-B1
Still picture of wave generated by opening gates at upstream end from the closest position pictures of A initial canal level 5” on slope
[Illustration] CC2A1.
Movies at section B & C waves generated by closure of gates at DS end. CC2B1
Movies at section B & C of waves generated by opening gates of western end of [illegible] CC2A2
Movies of waves generated by closing gates at DS end. CC2C2
Movies of negative waves generated by opening gates at DS end. CC2A3
Movies of positive wave generated by opening of gates at upstream end. CC2D2.
Movies of negative wave generated by closing gates at U.S. end CC 2A4
Movies of waves passing 2 ft long board. Waves generated by closing gates at DS end. Bevel town. CC-2B4
Movies of waves passing 2 ft board Bevel town. Waves generated by opening gates at US end CC 2A5 Same as CC2A4 but with bevel up
CC-2B5 Same as CC2B4 but with bevel up. CC2A6
Waves passing 4’ board bevel down. Waves generated by closing gates at DS end. (generated at DS end) CC2B6 Waves passing 4’ board with bevel down. Waves generated by opening gate at US end.
CC2A7 Same as CC2A6 but with bevel up. CC2B7 Same as CC2B6 but with bevel up.
CC2A8 waves beginning 6’ board. Bevel down. Waves generated by closing gates at DS end. CC2B8 waves passing 6 board bevel down waves generated by opening gates at U.S. end. CC2A9 Same as CC2A8 but with bevel up.
CC2B9 Same as CC2B8 but with bevel up. Test on July 30 1941 (?)
4 ft section of hail screen placed in canal of water surface. Very little effect on waves. 4 ft section of fly screen placed on top of hail screen produced definite [illegible] of waves but not completely supress then present Pomeroy Glover Swain.
Contra Costa wave model Aug 1 1941
Glover Warnock Pomeroy Hebert
Canal friction [illegible] by use of baffles at 4’ intervals. Produces strong camping action. Waves do not build up into the cnoidal form. REG
Contra Costa WW & model. Aug 2 1941 Glover Pomeroy
Test CC-3-B-1 waves generated by opening gates at upstream and canal with 1” high baffles at 4 ft intervals. 2 rank. These baffles largely prevent the development of cnoidal waves.
CC3BO Shows baffles in empty canal.
CC4B-1 Test with orifice in embayment wave created by opening gates as upstream end. Aug 4 1941 Pomeroy Glover
CC4-A-1 wave created by closing gates at downstream end showing effect of orifice in embayment. CC4A2 wave created by opening gate at downstream end. Effect of orifice shown
Contra Costa Canal model tests of Aug 11 1941 AM. Present, Dowd
Curtis Glover Ball Pomeroy
Wave tests made with canal in smooth conductor and with rocked in bed to produced friction. Rocks seemed to have some surprising effect on the waves but not as much as the 1” high baffles and
[illegible] Dowd had flat model with teeth on top to go in at water [illegible] length 35 [illegible] was very effective when with the teeth up.
1 Lb per cubic yard. (40 % dynamite) distributed through the mass waves completely destroy. 0.1 lb per cubic yard waves rupture dam
3000000 lb is 150. [illegible] of 20000 lb each.
2 more magazine expiration over 5000 lbs under 25000 lbs 200 ft. Over 25000 - 200 ft & 2 ⅔’ for each 1000 lbs additional dynamite in air. END TRANSCRIPTION
