Taylor Park Dam

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Taylor Park Dam is an earthfill dam on the Taylor River in Colorado, United States, built for irrigation storage, flood control, and recreation as part of the Uncompahgre Project.

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Taylor Park Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1935
constructionMaterial earthfill
continent North America
country United States
damType embankment dam
floodControlFunction reduces downstream flooding on Taylor River
hasReservoir Taylor Park Reservoir
height 61 meters
~200 feet
impounds Taylor Park Reservoir
irrigationDistrictServed Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
length ~1,870 feet
~570 meters
locatedIn Colorado
locatedInCounty Gunnison County, Colorado
locatedInMountainRange Rocky Mountains
locatedInProtectedArea Gunnison National Forest
locatedOnRiver Taylor River
managingAgency United States Bureau of Reclamation
managingOrganization United States Bureau of Reclamation
nearCity Almont, Colorado
Gunnison, Colorado
openingYear 1937
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
owner United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Uncompahgre Project
primaryUse irrigation
project Uncompahgre Project
projectBeneficiaryRegion western Colorado
linked to: Western Colorado
purpose flood control
irrigation storage
recreation
recreationActivity boating
camping
fishing
regionServed Uncompahgre Valley
reservoirCapacity ~106,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Taylor Park Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea ~2,000 acres
riverCrossed Taylor River
secondaryUse hydroelectric potential
state Colorado
watercourse Taylor River
waterManagementFunction flow regulation on Taylor River

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Taylor Park Reservoir createdBy Taylor Park Dam
Taylor River hasInfrastructure Taylor Park Dam