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<br />:.,-Z?~ <br />to <br />C-J <br />N <br />...-l <br /> <br />GEOLOGY <br /> <br />Dam foundation <br /> <br />1. Question <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />Would Sandstone Dam be built on an adequate foundation? <br /> <br />- Yes. <br /> <br />The dam would be constructed on a massive sandstone that <br />is hard, dense, and will provide an excellent foundation <br />for an earth dam. <br /> <br />2. Question - Would Pot Hook Dam be built on an adequate foundation? <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />"'..',r <br /> <br />.-"--' <br /> <br />- Yes. <br /> <br />The dam would be built in an area of massive igneous rock, <br />A landslide exists near the dam, but the dam axis has been <br />located at the extreme upper end of the canyon to avoid <br />existing and potential slide areas, At the left dam <br />abutment, a small area of the toe of the embankment would <br />overlap some slide material; this material will be removed <br />during excavation for the dam foundation, <br />