Construction Details
The dam was fabricated by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company and shipped to the site in pieces for erection. Construction of the dam began in 1897 and was completed March 5, 1898 at a total cost of US$63,519.
The structure gets its scalloped appearance from 24 curved 3/8 inch steel plates (alternately loose and rigid to compensate for a temperature range from 104 °F (40 °C) to minus 4°F) that slope downstream. The central steel section is 184 feet (56 m) long, 46 feet (14 m) high, and weighs about 460,000 pounds (210,000 kg). No spillway was provided; instead, the dam was designed to withstand overtopping of 6 feet (1.8 m) of water pouring directly over its crest.
It holds about 36,000,000 US gallons (140,000,000 L) of water when full.
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