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ALLISON DRAW FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL 

Laramie County, Wyoming

Cheyenne Field Office

This "3-Phase"project consists of the construction of a flood control channel through the southern part of Cheyenne, Wyoming.  The watershed is approximately 11,500 acres and the channel is designed to contain the 100 year storm event.

West Greeley Phase: Photographs During Construction
Channel Excavation
Channel Excavation
Dozer and Excavator
Dozer and Excavator
Excavator
Channel Excavation
Geotextile Placement
Geotextile Placement
Geotextile and Riprap Placement
Geotextile and Riprap 
Placement
D6 Topsoiling
D6 Topsoiling
Topsoil Placement
D6 Topsoiling
Scraper Spreading Topsoil
Scraper Spreading 
Topsoil
Excavation During Construction
Channel Excavation
Fine Grading Side Slopes
Fine Grading Side Slopes
Concrete Lined Channel Crossing Construction
Concrete Lined Channel 
Crossing
Air Entrainment Test
Royden James, Project 
Engineer Running Air 
EntrainmentTest
Concrete Slab Construction
Concrete Pour on 
Channel Crossing Slab
Concrete Pour During Channel Crossing Construction
Concrete Pour on
 Channel Crossing Slab
Dowel Connections on Concrete Slab Pour
1-1/4" Slab Connnecting 
Dowels
Riprap Placement Along Concrete Lined Channel
Concrete Channel 
Crossing, Prep Work for 
RiprapPlacement on
 Sideslope
Concrete Lined Channel Crossing Near Completion
Concrete Channel 
Crossing

West Greeley Phase:  Photographs After Construction
Riprap Lined Channel
Riprap Lined Channel,
Looking West
State Conservation Engineer and Project Engineer
Mark Opitz, State Conservation Engineer & Royden James, Project Engineer
Riprap/Earth Lined Channel Transition
Riprap/Earth Channel Width  Transition, Looking  South to Prosser Road
Earth Channel After Construction
Earth Channel, Looking North
Earth Channel Looking South Towards College Drive
Earth Channel, Looking South Toward College Drive
Channel Curve with Riprap into Prosser Road Crossing
Channel Curve with Riprap into Prosser Road Crossing
Channel Side Slope
Channel Side Slope
Channel Bottom, Looking South to College Drive
Channel Bottom, Looking South to College Drive
Riprap Lined Channel Curve with Side Drainage Inlet
Channel Curve Riprap with Side Drainage Inlet
Channel Curve with Riprap Protection
Channel Curve with Riprap Protection, Looking East
Channel Width Transition
Earth/Riprap Channel Width Transition, Looking North
Grouted Riprap Protection on Side Drainage Inlet
Grouted Riprap Protection from Side Drainage Inlet
Finished Concrete Lined Channel Crossing
Concrete Lined Channel Crossing
Riprap Protection on Side Drainage Inlet into Channel
Side Drainage into Channel w/ Riprap Protection
Riprap Lined Channel at Concrete Crossing
Riprap Lined Channel w/ Concrete Crossing and Open Channel Drainage Covered w/ Roadway Grating
Roadway Grating on Concrete Channel Crossing
Roadway Grating
Channel After Seeding Completed
Channel Seeded
Finishished Channel After Seeding
Channel Seeded
Seeded Constructed Channel
Channel Seeded
Channel After Seeding Completed Along Curve
Channel Seeded
Riprap Lined Channel with Seeded Banks
Riprap Lined Channel w/ Seeded Banks