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Dam Reconstruction Project Pictures

🚧 THIS WEBPAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 🚧

The following photos are highlights of the construction of the Dam Restoration Project. These photos do not encompass the entire project but are just highlights.

CURRENT PICTURES

May 2026

Dam Rd. Prior to Impoundment

Dam Road prior to lake impoundment — May 2026

Upper Lake Dam

Aerial view of Upper Lake Dam and Dam Road — May 2026

Upper Lake Dam

Second aerial view of Upper Lake Dam and Dam Road — May 2026

North Lake

North Lake Dam construction site overview — May 2026

North Lake

North Lake restoration progress — May 2026

North Lake

North Lake dam and surrounding area — May 2026

Sanford Dam

Sanford Dam restoration construction overview — May 2026

Sanford Dam

Sanford Dam during restoration project — May 2026

Pine Lake Dam

Pine Lake Dam during restoration project — May 2026

OLDER PHOTOS (beginning of the project)

August 2023

Spectrum boring fiber optics on the southern side of the dam — August 2023Spectrum pulling fiber optic lines from the northern side of the dam — August 2023Installing construction entrance on the south side of the dam — August 2023Erosion control matting installed on east dam drainage bank — August 2023Erosion control matting on Sanford Dam southern bank — August 2023

September 2023

Workers dressing the dam approach bank — September 2023Loading and hauling material to stockpile — September 2023Access road connecting north and south dam — September 2023View of excavation south of the spillway — September 2023Loading material for coffer dam base — September 2023Extending the coffer dam base — September 2023South bank clay excavation — view 1 — September 2023South bank clay excavation — view 2 — September 2023Coffer dam base east of the spillway — September 2023

October 2023

Adding stone to the construction haul road — October 2023First section of the batch concrete plant arriving on site — October 2023View of Sanford Dam facing north — October 2023Excavator working from mats on Sanford Dam south side — October 2023Assembling the concrete batch plant on site — October 2023Excavating bypass trench on Sanford Dam south bank — October 2023Mix-in-Place (MIP) drill rig being assembled — October 2023Mix-in-Place (MIP) drill heads — October 2023

Excavating bypass canal ahead of liner installation — October 2023 Excavating Bypass Canal

Placing the bypass canal liner — October 2023Completed bypass canal — October 2023Closing the coffer dam — October 2023Placing and compacting the coffer dam fill — view 1 — October 2023Placing and compacting the coffer dam fill — view 2 — October 2023

November 2023

Excavating poor soils from Zone B — November 2023Testing scour area soil compaction at elevations 26 to 28 — November 2023Excavation around the spillway and second MIP drill mobilization — November 2023MIP drill auxiliary equipment delivery — November 2023

December 2023

Completed downstream MIP platform construction — December 2023

Completed the downstream MIP platform construction

Added second MIP cement silo to increase plant capacity — December 2023

Added 2nd cement to increase plant capacity

MIP drill installing test panels on the downstream platform — December 2023

MIP Drill installing test panels on the downstream platform

Principal spillway excavation site overview — December 2023

Principal spillway excavation site overview

Drilling deep de-water wells on site — December 7, 2023

Drilling deep de-water wells

Excavating MIP test panels for core samples — December 14, 2023

Excavating MIP test panels for core samples

Excavating the spillway base — December 12, 2023

Excavating the spillway base

Dressing reels on the dam back slope after a rain event — December 18, 2023

Dressing reels on the dam back slope after a rain event

Checking the CSM drill head — December 20, 2023

Checking the CSM drill head

Sunset view from inside the spillway with Holly Point Road tree tops visible in the center — December 28, 2023

Sunset from inside of the spillway (tree tops in center are on Holly Point Rd.)

January 2024

Excavating unsuitable soils on site — January 4, 2024

Excavating unsuitable soil

Installing the dewatering system trunk piping — January 4, 2024

Installing the dewatering system trunk piping

Overview of the Upper Dam breach — January 8, 2024

Overview of the Upper Dam breach

Clearing vegetation ahead of coffer dam installation on Upper Lake Dam — January 12, 2024

Clearing vegetation ahead of the coffer dam installation on the Upper Lake dam

Constructing the coffer dam at Upper Lake Dam — January 16, 2024

Constructing the coffer dam - Upper Lake dam

Upper Dam coffer dam construction progress — January 17, 2024

Upper Dam coffer construction

View from inside Sanford Dam bypass canal — January 22, 2024

View from inside of Sanford Dam bypass canal

Constructing the Upper Dam work platform — January 30, 2024

Constructing the Upper Dam work platform

Contractors building cement forms for Upper Dam spillway — January 30, 2024

Contractors building cement forms for Upper Dam spillway

Setting up CSM pre-drill rig at Sanford Dam principal excavation site — January 31, 2024

Setting up CSM pre-drill rig at Sanford Dam excavation site

April 2024

Pouring cement for the Upper Lake Dam box culvert — April 2024

May 2024

North Lake spillway overview — May 2024Excavating North Lake Dam cross pipe — May 2024North Lake spillway cross pipes removed for spillway construction — May 2024North Lake spillway dewatering pump in operation — May 2024

January 2025