Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos with the keyword: Owyhee Dam

The Owyhee Dam, completed in 1932, is considered to be a "New Deal" dam because it was completed during that era. The dam was the highest dam in the U.S. prior to the construction of Hoover Dam, and served as a test for some of the techniques subsequently used in Hoover Dam. The link below provides an excellent history of the dam and of structures related to it. home.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/2010/OwyheeDamHD.pdf

The Owyhee Dam, completed in 1932, is considered to be a "New Deal" dam because it was completed during that era. The dam was the highest dam in the U.S. prior to the construction of Hoover Dam, and served as a test for some of the techniques subsequently used in Hoover Dam. The link below provides an excellent history of the dam and of structures related to it. home.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/2010/OwyheeDamHD.pdf

Though this looks like a space capsule, it was a bucket used in the original construction of the dam.

The Owyhee Dam, completed in 1932, is considered to be a "New Deal" dam because it was completed during that era. The dam was the highest dam in the U.S. prior to the construction of Hoover Dam, and served as a test for some of the techniques subsequently used in Hoover Dam. The link below provides an excellent history of the dam and of structures related to it. home.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/2010/OwyheeDamHD.pdf

This was lodging for supervisors of the dam construction.

The Owyhee Dam, completed in 1932, is considered to be a "New Deal" dam because it was completed during that era. The dam was the highest dam in the U.S. prior to the construction of Hoover Dam, and served as a test for some of the techniques subsequently used in Hoover Dam. The link below provides an excellent history of the dam and of structures related to it. home.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/2010/OwyheeDamHD.pdf

While exploring around the dam site I just missed stepping on this snake...

Art deco lights on the top of Owyhee Dam. It always amazes me the level of detail put into a structure that was (and still is) very remote.

The Owyhee Dam, completed in 1932, is considered to be a "New Deal" dam because it was completed during that era. The dam was the highest dam in the U.S. prior to the construction of Hoover Dam, and served as a test for some of the techniques subsequently used in Hoover Dam. The link below provides an excellent history of the dam and of structures related to it. home.nps.gov/nr/feature/weekly_features/2010/OwyheeDamHD.pdf