Lemon Dam High Pressure Gate Modification

About This Project

Gracon rehabilitated four high-pressure slide gates and hoists at Lemon Dam near Durango, Colorado. This $1.3M project included installing a steel intake bulkhead gate at the bottom of the reservoir, requiring a barge-mounted crane. Gracon used pumps to maintain river flows over the dam.

Started

September 2016

Completed

April 2017

Owner

Bureau of Reclamation

Location

Durango, Colorado

Category
Gates