Flaming Gorge Dam

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Flaming Gorge Dam is a large concrete arch dam on the Green River in northeastern Utah, built for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation as part of the Colorado River Storage Project.

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Flaming Gorge Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch dam
hydroelectric dam
constructionBegan 1958
constructionMaterial concrete
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsReservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir NERFINISHED
crosses Green River NERFINISHED
designedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
foundationType rock
hasPowerPlant Flaming Gorge Powerplant NERFINISHED
hasRecreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
height 153 m
502 ft
installedCapacity 151 MW
length 1,285 ft
392 m
locatedIn Daggett County, Utah NERFINISHED
northeastern Utah
locatedNear Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Green River NERFINISHED
managedBy Upper Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
namedAfter Flaming Gorge NERFINISHED
nearestTown Dutch John, Utah NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 3
openingDate 1964
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
partOf Colorado River Storage Project NERFINISHED
provides hydroelectric energy
irrigation water
recreational opportunities
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water storage
regionServed Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacity 3,788,900 acre-feet
reservoirName Flaming Gorge Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea 170 km²
42,000 acres
riverBasin Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED
spillwayType gated concrete spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
typeOfDam arch-gravity dam

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Flaming Gorge Reservoir createdBy Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Reservoir impoundedBy Flaming Gorge Dam
Green River hasDam Flaming Gorge Dam