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Bluestone Dam in West Virginia gets massive anchors into bedrock

November 28, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Bluestone Dam in West Virginia gets massive anchors into bedrock

After 60 years, the design flood for the Bluestone dam changed requiring a modest raise and a number of other improvements totaling some $130 million thus far and another estimated $200 million in improvements still […]

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