Title
Creek-Lake Diversion Tried 40 Years Ago - Simple Solution To Water Problem At That Time . . .
Subject
Local news
Description
(top) An Early Project . . . to divert Mosquito Creek into Lake Manawa was centered around this makeshift creek dam near the eastern edge of the lake. This 40-year-old photo shows John Walton, Charley Keyes and Harry Cook standing on the downstream side of the dam.
(bottom) The 1956 Version . . . of the same principle is built around this diversion structure spanning the creek upstream from the Wabash Railroad Bridge. The diversion dam will route water about 5,000 feet across country to the lake.
(bottom) The 1956 Version . . . of the same principle is built around this diversion structure spanning the creek upstream from the Wabash Railroad Bridge. The diversion dam will route water about 5,000 feet across country to the lake.
Creator
Nonpareil photos
Source
Daily Nonpareil June 10, 1956
Publisher
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Date
1956-06-10
Format
Black and white photograph
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Mosquito_Creek_06_10_1956_001.jpg
Mosquito_Creek_06_10_1956_002.jpg
Mosquito_Creek_06_10_1956_002.jpg
Coverage
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rights
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
21 cm x 11 cm
21 cm x 13 cm
21 cm x 13 cm