Title
Know Your Scenes:
Subject
Local news
Description
A number of these elongated hunks of calibrated concrete are scattered across the north and west edges of the city. This one is near Big Lake. Know what they're used for?
Answer: Engineers call them levee walls. The hollow concrete contains a movable gate which can be opened by cranking the gadget on top. If water collects inside the levee system, it can be drained through the gate into the river. The numbered post is a water level gauge.
Answer: Engineers call them levee walls. The hollow concrete contains a movable gate which can be opened by cranking the gadget on top. If water collects inside the levee system, it can be drained through the gate into the river. The numbered post is a water level gauge.
Creator
Nonpareil photos
Source
Daily Nonpareil April 26, 1959
Publisher
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Date
1959-04-26
Format
Black and white photograph
Type
Photograph
Identifier
KnowYourScenes#2_1958_59_04_26_1959_001.jpg
Coverage
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rights
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
10 cm x 18 cm