Flaming Gorge Dam

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Flaming Gorge Dam is a large concrete arch dam on the Green River in northeastern Utah, built for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation as part of the Colorado River Storage Project.

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Flaming Gorge Dam canonical 6
Flaming Gorge Powerplant 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch dam
hydroelectric dam
constructionBegan 1958
constructionMaterial concrete
country United States
createsReservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir
crosses Green River
designedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
foundationType rock
hasPowerPlant Flaming Gorge Powerplant
linked to: Flaming Gorge Dam
hasRecreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
height 153 m
502 ft
installedCapacity 151 MW
length 1,285 ft
392 m
locatedIn Daggett County, Utah
northeastern Utah
locatedNear Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
locatedOnRiver Green River
managedBy Upper Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation
namedAfter Flaming Gorge
nearestTown Dutch John, Utah
numberOfTurbines 3
openingDate 1964
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Colorado River Storage Project
provides hydroelectric energy
irrigation water
recreational opportunities
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water storage
regionServed Upper Colorado River Basin
reservoirCapacity 3,788,900 acre-feet
reservoirName Flaming Gorge Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 170 km²
42,000 acres
riverBasin Colorado River Basin
spillwayType gated concrete spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
typeOfDam arch-gravity dam

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Flaming Gorge Reservoir createdBy Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Reservoir impoundedBy Flaming Gorge Dam
Green River hasDam Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Dam hasPowerPlant Flaming Gorge Powerplant
linked to: Flaming Gorge Dam
Dutch John, Utah hasNearbyAttraction Flaming Gorge Dam