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Show The'Hanging Siphon' WoifCQJllttlh DIPS UKe A GIANT SWING FROM & tViW,f CUFF TO CLIFF AT THE MOUTH : TM--" lZ?S OF OGDEN CANYON IN . J" W I I 0 R & WEBER COUNTY. g VttCZZ K (EfeKS " THIS ENGINEERING MARVEL IS 1,100 FEET LONG, AND IS SUSPENDED SUS-PENDED IN AN INVERSE ARC BY STEEL CABLES, ANCHORED IN THE CLIFFS. THE LOWEST POINT IS 170 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD, AND 190' ABOVE THE RIVER. THIS ALUMINUM-PAINTED TUBE IS 31 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND NORMALLY CARRIES 35 SECOND FEET OF IRRIGATION WATER. THE STRUCTURE ITSELF . WEIGHS 60 TONS. THE TUBE, WHEN C' v uv VL" FULL, CONTAINS 180 TONS OF WATER. BUILT IN 1937 IT IS THE ONLY SUSPENSION jSTSv SIPHON OF ITS KIND IN AMERICA. IT WAS WECS BUILT BY THE OGDEN RIVER WATER USERS ASSN. I VU |