ID: 700009178 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009178	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Benton Mills Dam (dam (hydraulic structure); unknown American engineers; 19th century)

Note: Dam that was built by the Benton Mills Mariposa Commercial and Mining Company. Built in the Merced River below Yoseniite valley, at an altitude of 850 feet.

Titles:

Benton Mills Dam (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Benton Dam (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

dam (hydraulic structure) [300006084] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 19th century

Creator Display:

unknown American engineers [preferred]

unknown American (American cultural designation) [500125216]

Locations:

Mariposa [7014004] California (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: timber and various materials

	timber (wood by origin) [300012827]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: total height above low water: 32 feet

Cultures:

American (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

engineering

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Benton Mills Dam	........ [VP]
	........ Benton Mills Dam, Mariposa Gazette (January 1902)
Benton Dam	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Benton Mills Dam, Mariposa Gazette (January 1902)