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Batch Plant
(Water Clarifier)
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Location |
Boulder Basin near Boulder
Islands |
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GPS Location |
36° 2.455'N, 114° 46.348'W
(approximate)
See Using GPS
Coordinates to convert to other formats. |
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Elevation |
Top of the batch plant is
about
1125' |
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Depth |
This site is currently above
water, and makes a great
spot to park the boat and
look around.
See
Lake Mead Water Elevation
to compute depth based on
elevation. |
Batch Plant
- Everyone calls this the
batch plant, but it's true name
is the "Water
Clarifying Tank". This structure is 15 feet deep and
110 feet across, and was used as a settling basin for the
sediment-rich Colorado River water during the construction of
Hoover Dam in the 1930s. Clarified water was
then piped to the Gravel Screening Plant (Aggregate Piles) 130
feet below, to wash the gravel used to make concrete for Hoover
Dam. The batch plant is typically under up to about 80
feet of water, but is now fully exposed due to the draught and
low lake levels.
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Batch Plant Under Construction |
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Batch Plant in operation |
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55 S. Valle Verde Dr. #235-138 •
Henderson • Nevada •
89012
(702)
617-9799 •
(702) 270-6742 fax •
info@missionscuba.com |
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