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4.16.1913

New Storage Reservoir at Fort Dodge, Ia.

FIG. 1.—CIRCULAR RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE; IS 162 FEET IN DIAMETER AT BOTTOM, 13 FEET DEEP TO WATER LINE, AND 15 FEET DEEP TO TOP OF WALLS.

FIG. 2.— METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION FOLLOWED ON THE WALLS IN ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN SAME MANNER AS THE FOOTING.

FIG. 3.—SECTIONS OF WALL UNDER CANVAS WHERE CONCRETE WAS POURED WITH THERMOMETER AT ZERO.

FIG. 4.—GENERAL VIEW OF RESERVOIR WHEN NEARING COMPLETION, SHOWING CONCRETE COLUMNS.

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