Crystal Dam
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Crystal Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado, forming part of the Curecanti Project’s series of reservoirs for hydroelectric power generation and water storage.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1961 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damType | arch ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Blue Mesa Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Curecanti National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 323 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Crystal Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 620 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInCanyon | Black Canyon of the Gunnison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Gunnison County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Gunnison River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity | Montrose, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Curecanti Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Colorado River Storage Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| region | Western Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Morrow Point Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Gunnison River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.