Borel Hydroelectric Project

Photo Gallery

1911—Borel canal intake showing regulating gates for settling basin.

03 - 00162, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1911—Borel flume over Kern River showing truss construction.

03 - 00165, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1911—Flume crossing at Kern River.

03 - 00146, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1911—Gates in canal outlet near Tunnel #2.

03 - 00158, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1911—Headgates at intake to canal.

03 - 00152, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1912—Sections of Francis Reaction turbines on a wagon from Caliente.

03 - 00168, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California

1914—Kern River & Borel Transmission Line - Toward 516.

02 - 02541, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1915—Intake at Kern River Plant.

03 - 00671, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1915—Kern line, Lancaster switch.

03 - 00664, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1918—Waste gates at Borel Headworks.

02 - 04476, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1918—Canal intake at Borel Headworks.

02 - 04475, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1918—Borel Dam on Kern River.

02 - 04468, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1918—Borel headworks.

02 - 04474, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1945—Washing & screening plant at Borel Intake.

02 - 26955, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1949—General view of canal & Tr. 1417 from highway bridge.

02 - 29076, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1949—Batch Plant on Mills Trail operated by Tomb Concrete Co.

02 - 29269, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1950—Army Corp. of Engineers recorder installation on Borel Canal at old highway bridge (for backwater test).

02 - 29549, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1950—Army Corp. of Engineers recorder installation on Borel Canal at old highway bridge.

02 - 29550, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1950—Erskine Creek - Country Road Bridge - looking upstream.

02 - 29566, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Progress of Tilley #3 Flume showing steel reinforcment for concrete floor.

02 - 40084, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Borel 3rd Stage - Refugio Flume

02 - 40085, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Borel 3rd Stage - Relocation of canal below Isabella auxiliary dam.

02 - 40082, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Borel 3rd Stage - Kern River siphon.

02 - 40083, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Borel 3rd Stage - Kern River Siphon.

02 - 40087, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1951—Borel 3rd Stage - Sheet piling being placed in 16' trench.

02 - 40081, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Borel - Canal intake.

02 - 40137, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Gates at Canal Intake.

02 - 40127, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Placing pipes at Rich Gulch Siphon.

02 - 40106, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Borel Canal - Refugio Flume.

02 - 40118, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Refugio Flume - Typical transition to concrete flume.

02 - 40119, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Sheeting for outlet works in Auxiliary Dam.

02 - 40120, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Spillway dam.

02 - 40110, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Transportation of precast concrete pipe for siphon.

02 - 40112, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—Trimming canal banks with a "Gradall" near Isabella Auxiliary Dam.

02 - 40138, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1952—View of siphon from north end.

02 - 40202, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1954—Kernville jail.

02 - 42911, Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Borel Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 382)