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Wickiup Dam, Deschutes River, La Pine, Deschutes County, OR
LocationDeschutes River,
La Pine vicinity, OR
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER OR-112
Building/structure dates:
1939 initial construction
Significance: Wickiup Dam and its related features are significant at the state level for their association with the development of the irrigated agricultural economy that strongly influenced the historic development of Central Oregon. Furthermore, these features are significant for their association with the activities of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation during the early years of the consolidation of irrigation systems in the region. Also, Wickiup Dam was one of the largest construction projects ever to be undertaken with labor provided by the CCC. Finally, Wickiup Dam is one of only two USBR dams that used tube valves, a type of outlet valve that briefly superceded the needle valve models and were seceded by hollow-jet valves. As such, it demonstrates the evolution of valve technology
Subjects
DamsValves (hardware)Civilian Conservation Corps
Related Names
Fisher, C. C.
United States Bureau Of Reclamation
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
Contextual view, Wickiup Reservoir, Wickiup Dam in central background, view to northwest
Southeast end of Wickiup Dam embankment from reservoir bed, Wickiup Butte in center, view to southeast
Wickiup Dam embankment, Cam Crest with road, Emergency Gates Control Tower to left of crest, view to northwest from right abutment
Wickiup Dam embankment, crest and upstream face, view to southeast
Wickiup Dam embankment, upstream face, Emergency Gates Control Tower, view to north from right abutment
Wickiup Dam embankment, downstream face immediately west of Deschutes River, view to west
Wickiup Dam embankment, downstream face, Emergency Gates Control Tower, view to west from right abutment
Wickiup Dam Embankment, downstream face, Emergency Gates Control Tower, view to south
TEMPORARY CCC TENT CAMP WICKIUP RESERVOIR SITE. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, October 7, 1938
CCC CAMP WICKIUP � OFFICE BUILDING, CENTER; TECHNICAL SERVICE QUARTERS, RIGHT; EDUCATIONAL BUILDING, LEFT. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, December 9, 1938
WICKIUP RESERVOIR CLEARING BY CCC ENROLLEES. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, no date
WICKIUP RESERVOIR SITE � CLEARING WICKIUP BUTTE IN DISTANCE. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, no date
RESERVOIR CLEARING. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, no date
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � RIPRAP ON UPSTREAM FACE OF DAM. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, October 1, 1942
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � RIPRAP ON UPSTREAM FACE OF DAM. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, October 1, 1942
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � ROCKFILL ON DOWNSTREAM FACE OF DAM. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, Ocotber 1, 1942
DESCHUTES PROJECT � VIEW OF RIPRAP ON UPSTREAM FACE OF WICKIUP DAM FROM RIGHT BANK. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, August 31, 1943
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP RESERVOIR FROM WICKIUP BUTTE. WATER IN RESERVOIR AT ELEVATION 4285. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, August 31, 1943
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM, CONTROL TOWER COMPLETE TO ELEVATION 4348.5 WITH TEMPORARY ROOF. BURNING OPERATIONS ON RESERVOIR CLEARING IN THE DISTANCE. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, August 31, 1943
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � VIEW OF UPSTREAM FACE FROM RIGHT ABUTMENT. CPS CREW PLACING RIPRAP. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, July 26, 1944
DESCHUTES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � CPS ASSIGNEES PLACING RIPRAP ON UPSTREAM FACE. DOZER SHAPING TOE OF RIPRAP. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). Unknown USBR Photographer, July 26, 1944
DESCHITES PROJECT � WICKIUP DAM � GOVERNMENT CARY-ALLS STRIPPING BORROW PIT FOR DAM MATERIALS. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). R.A. Baler, Photographer, August 29, 1947
DESCHUTES PROJECT, OREGON, WICKIUP DAM, LOOKING NORTH FROM RIGHT ABUTMENT. BUREAU MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS LOCATED BELOW THE DAM WITH ROUND MOUNTAIN BEYOND. SHOW COVERED CULTUS MOUNTAIN TO THE LEFT. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). R.A. Baker, Photographer, April 25, 1950
DESCHUTES PROJECT, OREGON, WICKIUP DAM AND RESERVOIR. LOOKING SOUTHEAST ALONG FACE OF DAM FROM OLD FALL RIVER ROAD RAMP. WICKIUP BUTTE TO THE LEFT. Photocopy of historic photographs (original photograph on file at National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO). R.A. Baker, Photographer, April 25, 1950
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