The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. This photograph was taken from a point on line with the north side of the Burlington Railroad depot and at a point located on the embankment shoulder about 13 feet from the westerly rail, with a headwater elevation of 638.90 and a tailwater elevation of 631.35. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. This photograph was taken from a point on line with the north side of the Burlington railroad depot and at a point located on the embankment shoulder about 13 feet from the westerly rail, with a headwater elevation of 638.90 and a tailwater elevation of 631.55. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A train steams downstream past Dayton's Bluff after the conclusion of river improvements in St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The improvements included dredging operations, new retaining walls, and sewer improvements in and around the city of St. Paul and the harbor.
This photograph illustrates a typical section of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and work on the Phalen Creek sewer. The project was completed in 1936.
The complete upstream apron, part of the construction of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Engineering personnel from the St. Paul harbor project gather for a photograph in April, 1936, dressed for work. The men gathered are Elder S. Wilcox, Engr. Aide; Herbert A. Schiek, Asst. Clerk; Edward H. Kloss Jr., Insp. Dredge; Charles H. Bingham, Engr. Aide; Richard S. Colburn, Laborer; Thomas J. Gleason, Insp. Dredge; Merle R. Finley, Engr. Aide; Frank B. Wenger, Insp. Dredge, Paul Zeese, Asst. Engr. Preliminary work on the St. Paul harbor project began in 1935, and the project was completed in 1936.