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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Martin Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.