John Martin Dam

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John Martin Dam is a large flood-control and water-storage structure on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado, forming the John Martin Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete dam
dam
flood control structure
alsoKnownAs Caddoa Dam NERFINISHED
basin Arkansas River Basin NERFINISHED
completedIn 1948
constructionBegan 1939
constructionMaterial concrete
country United States of America
surface form: United States
forms John Martin Reservoir NERFINISHED
governingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District NERFINISHED
hasFunction low-flow augmentation downstream
sediment control
height about 118 feet
length about 13,450 feet
about 2.6 miles
locatedIn Colorado
southeastern Colorado
locatedInCounty Bent County, Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedNear Las Animas, Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Arkansas River NERFINISHED
locatedUpstreamOf Kansas border on the Arkansas River
managesFloodRiskFor communities along the Arkansas River in Colorado
managesWaterFor downstream irrigation districts in Colorado
namedAfter John A. Martin NERFINISHED
namedAfterOccupation U.S. Representative from Colorado
opened 1948
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
owner United States government NERFINISHED
partOf Arkansas River water management system NERFINISHED
providesRecreationAt John Martin Reservoir State Park NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
irrigation water supply
recreation support
water storage
region southeastern Colorado plains
reservoirCapacity about 603,500 acre-feet
reservoirName John Martin Reservoir NERFINISHED
spillwayType gated spillway

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John Martin Reservoir hasPart John Martin Dam