Show Actual Storage Space Is IsNow Now Being Constructed At Moon Lake Reservoir Race With Spring Torrents Assumes Dramatic Importance Im Importance Irn- Irn as Top of Dam Rises Above Level of Lake Outlet Tunnel Taxed To Limit By Early Runoff The outlet tunnel at the Moon Lake LaJe reservoir was waa filled to Capacity capacity capacity ca ca- Monday with the rushing waters of an early runoff giving the first threat of of im jm- jm- jm pounded waters against which the construction crews are staging staging staging stag stag- ing a dramatic race in their efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to raise the dam to a safe height should the waters fall fail to escape through the tunnel The dam darn had reached a height of a a foot above the present level of the lake last Friday according to Earl Walsh superintendent atthe atthe at atthe the project thus creating actual water storage capacity over the lake High Water Vatel a Month Awl Away y From this time on the exposed portions of the dam will be finished finished finished fin fin- as the work progresses Mr Walsh said in preparation for forthe forthe forthe the possibility that part of the runoff may be trapped if it comes too fast and be impounded against against against a- a the dam The usual high water season at Moon Lake comes between the of June and July 1st fully a month away yet and by that time according to Mr Walsh the dam will be raised to more than half its ultimate height and able to withstand considerable water pressure if Ie necessary It is now about 15 feet above the level of ot the original stream bed and has 68 feet yet to go to 10 the crest yards of earth will be needed neede 1 to complete the Ithe fill Number of Workers Increasing Workers at the dam are arc still increasing in number as the project project pro pro- progresses There were men on the contractors contractor's payroll on May in addition to a rather large crew on the Reclamation Reclamation mation Bureau staff A large crew Clew is at work on the spillway channel circling the future future fu fu- tu- tu ture tune west end of th the dam darn The channel is excavated and reen- reen forcing steel is In place Pouring of concrete was scheduled to be begin begin begin be- be gin some time this week Survey crews are completing this week the survey of the space apace around and above the lake which will later inter be under water Bids for the clear clearing ing of timber and underbrush underbrush un- un from this area of approximately ap- ap approximately approximately ap ap- proximately acres will be opened opened opened op op- op- op ened on May 24 tho They are being belag be being be- be ing lag received until that date at th National Reemployment service in Duchesne |