A worker measures the angle on the face of the dam, as a bulldozer scrapes and compacts the dam to meet his measurements.
The ribbons on the sticks shows the bulldozer operator different angles in this photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011.

The top of the spillway structure (mid-right) looms like a giant Mayan temple
or Egyptian pyramid in this photo by Aerial Photographer Dick Jones. While the top of the spillway's structure has been completed, there
is still much work to do on the stilling basin at the bottom of the spillway and finsihing work on the spillway itself. This photo was taken on Sunday,
Oct. 2, 2011 when there was no construction activity going on at the site. Click here or on the photo to see a larger version.

Construction workers begin to dismantle the last form sections from the top of the spillway.
It took 43,000 cubic yards of roller compacted concrete to create the massive structure.
This photo was taken on Sept. 21, 2011.
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At the lower end of the spillway, workers continue to prepare
rebar for the first concrete pour for the stilling basin. This photo was taken on Sept. 21, 2011.
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Construction workers move long pieces of rebar into position on the enlarged inlet/outlet structure on
Sept. 7, 2011. Click here or on this photo to see a larger version.

You can see all of the work at the dam site in this photo shot Sept. 1, 2011 by Aerial Photographer Dick Jones. In the upper right
is the "borrow" area where much of the soil for the project is being mined. Click on this photo, or here to see a larger version of this photo.

Here is another few of the dam construction activity, this time from the Crest Trail that starts near the Interpretive Center. Most dramatic, is the
the "toe" of the dam that is moving up in the middle of the picture, and the stone used on the right side of the dam. In the lower left hand side is
the deep stilling basin for the dam spillway. This photo was taken on Aug. 30, 2011.
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The dam is going up and down at the same time. The toe of the dam (about the middle of the photo) is going up,
while for the first time the top of the dam is starting to noticeably drop for the first time. This photo was taken on Aug. 16, 2011.
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The moon shines over the Los Vaqueros Expansion Project during night work on Aug. 9, 2011. In the far left is the "Pressurized Grout Curtain"
on the shoulder of the dam. In the lower center is a storage yard near the spilling basin for the spillway. In the top right is
the construction on the top of the spillway, where the "continuing batch plant" (the large white tower)is creating the
35,000 cubic yards of "roller compacted concrete." To view a larger version of this picture click here, or on the picture.

There is a lot of activity at the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion now. Aerial Photographer Dick Jones took this photo on Aug. 1, 2011
and we labeled some of the areas where progress on the expanding dam is taking place.

This view, shot on July 14, 2011, shows earth moving work being performed
on both sides of the dam. The earth and rocks are separated and stored in different locations at the watershed. Most of the rock will be crushed. The
abutments on both sides of the dam are being cleaned to the bedrock in preparation for the higher dam.
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A wheel-tractor scraper hauls massive rocks that will be crushed and then reused when the dam is rebuilt. This photo was taken on July 14, 2011.

This aerial was taken on June 2, 2011 by Dick Jones. You can see concrete forms being put
into place at the bottom of the spillway, and work collecting rocks on the borrow area
to the right above the dam.

CCWD President Joseph L. Campbell addresses
local, state and federal leaders at
the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion
Partner Appreciation Event on May 5, 2011.

One of several articulated trucks being used
to haul dirt & material on May 3, 2011.

Work on the new temporary road below the dam is nearly
complete in this April 13, 2011 photo.

 

Construction crews are stripping the toe of the dam in
preparation of the expansion and stripping and
cleaning to the foundation on the abutments in anticipation
of the drilling and grouting of curtain wall on April 13, 2011.

On April 11, 2011, an excavator begins to work
below the dam's spillway, removing rock
for a temporary road that will be built
below the dam. This was among the
first physical work done on the expansion.