Granby Dam
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Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granby Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | about 8,280 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoir | about 8,280 feet at full pool ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crest roadway
ⓘ
outlet works for water diversion ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Granby Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 298 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 861 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Grand County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Granby, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado-Big Thompson Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantCapacity | about 3 megawatts ⓘ |
| project | Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northern Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Platte River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 539,800 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 7,250 acres ⓘ |
| river | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | about 15,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Front Range municipalities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Colorado irrigation districts ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
boating on Lake Granby
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Granby ⓘ recreation on Lake Granby ⓘ |
| waterConveyance |
Adams Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado-Big Thompson Project distribution system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.