Taylor Park Dam
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Taylor Park Dam is an earthfill dam on the Taylor River in Colorado, United States, built for irrigation storage, flood control, and recreation as part of the Uncompahgre Project.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthfill dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1935 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthfill ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damType | embankment dam ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction | reduces downstream flooding on Taylor River ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Taylor Park Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
61 meters
ⓘ
~200 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Taylor Park Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationDistrictServed | Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
~1,870 feet
ⓘ
~570 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Gunnison County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gunnison National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Taylor River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Almont, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnison, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Uncompahgre Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | irrigation ⓘ |
| project | Uncompahgre Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectBeneficiaryRegion | western Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation storage ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| regionServed | Uncompahgre Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | ~106,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Taylor Park Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | ~2,000 acres ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Taylor River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | hydroelectric potential ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| watercourse | Taylor River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterManagementFunction | flow regulation on Taylor River ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.