Curecanti Unit

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The Curecanti Unit is a component of the Colorado River Storage Project in western Colorado, centered on a series of reservoirs and dams along the Gunnison River that provide water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreational opportunities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Curecanti Project 1
Curecanti Unit canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Colorado River Storage Project ⓘ
hydroelectric power project ⓘ
water resources development project ⓘ
associatedProtectedArea Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
constructionEra mid-20th century ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
damType concrete arch dam (Morrow Point Dam) ⓘ
concrete thin-arch dam (Crystal Dam) ⓘ
earthfill dam (Blue Mesa Dam) ⓘ
linked to: Blue Mesa Dam
energySource hydropower ⓘ
function regulation of flows of the Gunnison River ⓘ
support of downstream Colorado River Storage Project units ⓘ
hasComponent Blue Mesa Dam ⓘ
Blue Mesa Reservoir ⓘ
Crystal Dam ⓘ
Crystal Reservoir ⓘ
Morrow Point Dam ⓘ
Morrow Point Reservoir ⓘ
hasPowerplant Blue Mesa Powerplant ⓘ
linked to: Blue Mesa Dam

Crystal Powerplant ⓘ
Morrow Point Powerplant ⓘ
locatedIn western Colorado ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Gunnison River ⓘ
managingAgency United States Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
partOf Colorado River Storage Project ⓘ
primaryPurpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
provides irrigation water regulation ⓘ
power peaking capability ⓘ
recreational opportunities ⓘ
region Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
Montrose County, Colorado ⓘ
relatedProject Flaming Gorge Unit ⓘ
Glen Canyon Unit ⓘ
Navajo Unit ⓘ
reservoirChain Blue Mesa Reservoir ⓘ
Crystal Reservoir ⓘ
Morrow Point Reservoir ⓘ
riverBasin Colorado River Basin ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
supportsRecreationActivity boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Mesa Dam → partOf → Curecanti Unit ⓘ
Crystal Dam → partOf → Curecanti Project ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti Unit