Jeremiah Burnham Tainter

Jeremiah Burnham Tainter
Born(1836-01-06)January 6, 1836
DiedFebruary 5, 1920(1920-02-05) (aged 84)
OccupationEngineer
Side view cut-away diagram of the radial arm of the Tainter gate, Ice Harbor Dam, Snake River, Pasco, Washington (USACE)
Tainter gate from the back, or spillway, on the John H. Kerr Dam, Boydton, Virginia (USACE)

Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (January 6, 1836 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin – February 5, 1920) was an inventor and engineer known for having designed the Tainter gate in 1886.[1] He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre-existing mill pond dams in Menomonie.[2] Tainter was employed by Knapp, Stout & Co., the largest lumber manufacturer in the United States in the last quarter of the 19th century.

His brother, Andrew Tainter, was a principal in Knapp, Stout.[clarification needed]

Tainter's inventions include:

  1. ^ "Menomonie Historical Society Dedicates Museum". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. May 24, 1998. p. 10. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Tainter, Jeremiah Burnham 1836 - 1920