Lake Powell
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Lake Powell is a large, man-made reservoir on the Colorado River known for its striking red-rock canyon scenery and recreational boating in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Powell canonical | 20 |
| Glen Canyon | 1 |
| Lake Powell (Arizona portion) | 1 |
| Lake Powell marinas | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| constructionStartOfDam | 1956 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damCompletionYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| damLocation | Page, Arizona ⓘ |
| formedByDam | Glen Canyon Dam ⓘ |
| fullStorageCapacity |
about 24.3 million acre-feet
ⓘ
about 30 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| inflows |
Colorado River
ⓘ
Escalante River ⓘ San Juan River ⓘ |
| initialFillingBegan | 1963 ⓘ |
| JohnWesleyPowellNotableFor | exploration of the Colorado River ⓘ |
| JohnWesleyPowellOccupation |
explorer
ⓘ
geologist ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic desert landscapes
ⓘ
red-rock canyon scenery ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| length |
about 186 miles
ⓘ
about 300 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| maximumDepth |
over 150 meters
ⓘ
over 500 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Wesley Powell ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Page, Arizona ⓘ |
| nearbyStateBorder | Arizona–Utah border ⓘ |
| outflow |
Colorado River
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam
|
| partOf |
Colorado River Storage and Regulation System
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Storage Project
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| reachedFullPoolYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ houseboating ⓘ kayaking ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| shorelineLengthAtFullPool |
about 1,960 miles
ⓘ
about 3,150 kilometers ⓘ |
| subjectTo | water level fluctuations due to drought and water use ⓘ |
| surfaceAreaAtFullPool |
about 161,000 acres
ⓘ
about 650 square kilometers ⓘ |
| waterServes | Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glen Canyon
subject surface form:
Southern Utah
this entity surface form:
Lake Powell marinas
subject surface form:
Northern Arizona
this entity surface form:
Lake Powell (Arizona portion)