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1958: Water Rushes Through Dam Openings and Down Slope Creating Mist

1958: Water Rushes Through Dam Openings and Down Slope Creating Mist

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationOregon, United States
  • Duration7s
  • Price$178 USD
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Water Rushes Through Dam Openings and Down Slope... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in Oregon, capturing water gushing through openings in a dam barrier and cascading down a steep slope, creating a misty spray. The scene shows a large hydraulic structure with spillways, floodgates, and concrete embankments, with water surging over a retaining wall. The steady flow of the river highlights the power of gravity-fed hydropower systems, with clouds and sky visible above the mountainous landscape. This nostalgic archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-century infrastructure and engineering in the Pacific Northwest.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free via Pond5
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
7s
Starting Price
$178 USD
Clip ID
68081813

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1571 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
may,june,july
Reel-level year note
1958
Reel-level location note
california,oregon,washington,montana,north dakota
Date
1958 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Oregon, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
Licensing route
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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Topics & Keywords

  • water
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  • dam
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  • slope
  • creating
  • mist
  • sky
  • clouds
  • steady
  • stream
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  • spill
  • splash
  • surge
  • hold
  • wall
  • embankment
  • arches
  • beam
  • retaining
  • floodgate
  • elevation
  • mountain
  • wire towers
  • cement
  • ridges
  • gravity
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  • hydropower
  • river
  • pressure
  • hydraulic
  • operating
  • controlling
  • spillway
  • outlet
  • oregon
  • 1958
  • 1958 Oregon dam footage
  • vintage 8mm hydropower
  • water gushing through spillway
  • dam floodgate operation
  • 1950s home movie
  • mountain river flow
  • concrete embankment
  • hydraulic engineering
  • mist from water surge
  • vintage 8mm film
  • old home movie
  • Pacific Northwest infrastructure
  • water pressure
  • retaining wall
  • flood control
  • 1950s technology
  • archival footage
  • nostalgic 8mm
  • dam outlet
  • water flow

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