The Spelga Dam
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Spelga Dam by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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The Spelga Dam
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 13 Jun 2013
Construction of the dam in the early 190s presented some tricky engineering problems. As the building progressed it was found that the foundations were sinking into the bedrook - as much as 40m at some points.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.178468
Longitude
-6.062109