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The first postwar construction at Big Creek saw the installation of a long-planned fourth generator at Powerhouse #3
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Big Creek was not ignored in postwar resource planning. Powerhouse #3 received a fourth unit in 1948. Pg. 208.
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Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. - Big Creek construction photos
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Early construction photographs of Big Creek, including Powerhouse No. 2 construction, including pouring walls and sluicing below Powerhouse No. 2; Camp 7; crushing plant; generator room; Construction at Dams No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4; Intake at Dam 1. Photographs by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
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