Flaming Gorge Dam
The Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete-arch dam on the Green River in Utah, in the United States. Built in 1958-1964, the dam is 502 feet (153 m) tall, 1,180 feet (360 m) long, and 131 feet (40 m) thick. It is one of the biggest dams in the United States. Its reservoir, the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, is about 91 miles (146 km) long, and covers 42,000 acres (170 square kilometers). The dam was built for water storage and hydroelectric power, and it produces about 152 megawatts of electricity.[1]
Flaming Gorge Dam Media
Flaming Gorge Damsite June 30, 1960
Construction work on Flaming Gorge Dam, 1962
Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming
The lower end of Flaming Gorge Reservoir is seen nearly full in July 2010. The Flaming Gorge Dam is seen to the left.
References
- ↑ "U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Flaming Gorge Dam". Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
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