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Solicitation For Rough River Dam Safety Modification Project Phase II - New Outlet Works and Cutoff Wall, Rough River Reservoir, Falls of Rough, KY

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Design-Bid-Build

1941 Report on Geology Vol. 6

Certified Final

20 December 2024

W912QR25R0016

ARIMS: 1200

Disposition: Permanent

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WAR DEPARTMENT

FFICE OF THE DIVISION ENGINEER

OHIO RIVER DIVISION

CORPS OF ENGINEERS. U. g. ARMY

P. O. EOX tt69, r42O ENQUTRER BLDG.

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CINCINNATI. OHIO June 25, I9h1 .

on the geolo.gy of the Rough River Reservoir Project , Rough River, Ky.

District Engineer, U. S . iinginoer Office, Louisvi IIe, Ky.

ough the Division Ehginoer, Ohio Rivor Div., Cincinnati, Ohio) there is transmitted herewith, in duplicare, a report on the Rough River Heservoir Project Siter on Rough River, Kentucky.

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LorI€ uf tiis $yprcea ferrrir*LioR. blmlle tiioec net*lrltle $.renhaly I nlush tnfari$.or to thc lfmoetone and wl"l.I nos{cssttate caroful trssfuuant durin.q eorlstructlon, Bo s(rri3'rs foun;ia'uinn Slroble:re trrs nnttci.patsdr I

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Itho ilenerfl plen propooed Er$ indleated by the prellminarlr errrf*oo ffrd ru$eurf*r-o{ tnvset{g;*ti{,}rts r lJsroo foundan;i,*r roeks of rq.t}tor poor I uu*lIty r{fl hs trrryaj.vrd in Uirtr oeinuEru,;t,ion of tho out},et, warko *nd'*i Iln tire si)+llway for tire h14;h ub*ge t1eln, hat aro arJ.tios,l, nonditi$ne hsve I

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