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Glen Canyon Dam

Picture of Glen Canyon Dam


Statistics

General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ............... Upper Colorado
  • State (Map) ................................. Arizona
  • County ...................................... Coconino
  • Project ............... Colorado River Storage
  • Dam type ................. Concrete thick arch
  • Location ............... 2 mi NW of Page, AZ
  • Watercourse ................... Colorado River
  • Reservoir ............................... Lake Powell
  • Original construction .............. 1957-1964
  • National ID Number .................. AZ10307
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ..........................

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to
      El. 3700 ....................... 27,000,000 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity at El. 3711 ............. 276,000 cfs
  • Outlet works
      Discharges not to exceed ..... 15,000 cfs

Dimensions

Hydrology

Geology

  • Foundation: Navajo sandstone forms the canyon walls at the damsite and throughout most of the reservoir basin. The sandstone is remarkably uniform and homogeneous over wide areas and nearly identical samples can be obtained from areas separated by many miles. The Navajo sandstone is buff to reddish, medium to fine-grained, and moderately hard to soft. It is massive with pronounced crossbedding and commonly indistinct horizontal bedding. The sandstone is moderately porous and highly absorptive, owing to the high capillarity created by the small size of intergrain pore spaces.


Narration

 


Links

 | Recreation | Glen Canyon Powerplant | Glen Canyon Water Releases |

 | Dams Located by State | USBR Arizona Dams | Upper Colorado Region Dams |

 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Power Office,
                   125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102, (801) 524-3612

 | Operator:  Bureau of Reclamation, Power Office,
                       125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102, (801) 524-3612

 

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