Operating Facts

Volume pumped, April 10, 1987 to June 30, 1989
• 2.73 million acre-feet

Pumping Rate

One pump:
• 450,000 gpm (1,000 cfs)
Two pumps:
• 900,000 gpm (2,000 cfs)
Three pumps:
• 1,350,000 gpm (3,000 cfs)

Pumps

Type:
• Ingersoll-Rand vertical axis mixed flow.
Impeller:
• 3 blades, 119 in.dia., 12,000 lbs.
Shaft:
• 10.7 in. dia., 45.5 ft. long, 18,750 lbs.

Gear Drive

Weight:
• 36,000 lbs.
Speed ratio:
• 22.37
Manufacturer:
• Brad Foote Gear, Inc., Cicero, IL.

Engines

Dimensions:
• 27 ft. 11in. long, 11ft. 10 in. wide
• 17 ft.10 in. high, 16-cylinder 3,500 hp rating,
• 16.25 in. bore, 18 in. stroke

Operating speed:
• 330 rpm

Weight:
• engine and skid - 162,800 lbs.

Manufacturer:
• Dresser-Rand, Painted Post, NY.
• A contract for procurement of pumps, gear drives and engines was awarded to Ingersoll-Rand, Painted Post, NY, for $7,829,378.68

Pumping Plant

Dimensions:
• 110 ft. long, 55 ft. wide, 85 ft. high.
Engine deck elevation:
• 4230
Sump bottom elevation:
• 4175
Construction:
Steel and reinforced concrete
• (13,000 cu. yds. of reinforced concrete)
Contractor:
• Layton Construction Co., Salt Lake City, UT
Engineer:
• Eckhoff, Watson and Preator Engineering
• Morrrison-Knudsen Engineers,Inc.
Original bid:
• $7,891,378.68
Final cost:
• $10,387,560

Outlet Canal

Length:
• 4.1 miles
Bottom elevation:
• varies between 4207 to 4210
Bottom width:
• varies between 75 to 100 ft.
Top width:
• varies between 120 to 150 ft.
Operating depth:
• minimum 10 to 11 ft.
Slope of canal:
• avg. .18 ft. per 1,000 yds.
Material dredged:
• 640,000 cu. yds.
Contractors:
• Southern Pacific Transportation Co./Lost Dutchman, Inc.
Engineer:
• Eckhoff, Watson and Preator Engineering

Access Road

Length:
• 10 miles
Height:
• 13 ft.
Width:
• 18.5 ft.
Volume of fill:
• 1.2 million cu. yds., Lakeside to Hogup
Bridges:
• 4 (3 - 150 ft. long, 1 - 180 ft.long)
Contractor:
• Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
• SPTC's contract included excavation of the pumping plant foundation, excavation of the Outlet canal, construction of four bridges, reconstruction of the damaged 10-mile long causeway, and raising 25 miles of railroad track for a total of $22, 980,000
Engineer:
• Eckhoff, Watson and Preator Engineering

Bonneville Dike

Length:
• 24.4 miles
Height:
• 3-6 ft.
Volume of fill:
• 486,500 cu. yds.
Rip rap:
• 152,000 cu. yds.
Contractor:
• W. W. Clyde Construction, Springville, UT
Contract:
• $3,872,845

Newfoundland Dike

Length:
• 8.1 miles
Height:
• 3-7 ft.
Volume of fill:
• 249,000 cu. yds.
Rip rap:
• 85,000 cu. yds.
Control weir:
• 1,000 ft. long
Contractor:
• Herm Hughes and Sons, Bountiful, UT
Contract:
• $2,464,030