Granby Dam

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Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
embankment dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1941
constructionMaterial earthfill
rockfill
country United States
creates Lake Granby
crestElevation about 8,280 feet above sea level
elevationOfReservoir about 8,280 feet at full pool
formsReservoir Lake Granby
hasFeature crest roadway
outlet works for water diversion
hasHydroelectricPlant Granby Powerplant
height about 298 feet
impounds Colorado River
length about 861 feet
locatedIn Colorado
Grand County, Colorado
locatedInWatershed Upper Colorado River Basin
managingAgency U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Office
near Granby, Colorado
openingDate 1950
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
owner United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
powerPlantCapacity about 3 megawatts
project Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation water storage
municipal water supply
regionServed Northern Colorado
South Platte River Basin
linked to: South Platte River
reservoirCapacity about 539,800 acre-feet
reservoirName Lake Granby
reservoirSurfaceArea about 7,250 acres
river Colorado River
spillwayCapacity about 15,000 cubic feet per second
spillwayType uncontrolled overflow spillway
suppliesWaterTo Front Range municipalities
northern Colorado irrigation districts
supportsUse boating on Lake Granby
fishing on Lake Granby
recreation on Lake Granby
waterConveyance Adams Tunnel
Colorado-Big Thompson Project distribution system

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Lake Granby createdBy Granby Dam