Flaming Gorge Dam - Wikipedia
Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin-arch dam on the Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River, in northern Utah in the United States. Flaming Gorge Dam forms the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which extends 91 miles (146 km) into southern Wyoming, submerging four distinct gorges of the Green
Flaming Gorge Dam | UC Region | Bureau of Reclamation
The 502 foot-high thin-arch concrete dam is located on the Green River in northeastern Utah about 32 miles downstream from the Utah-Wyoming border. Flaming Gorge Dam is one of the four units of the CRSP, which provides vital water storage and hydropower generation as well as many recreation benefits.
Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center
Detailed information for Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, a noted tourist attraction at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in Northeastern Utah. River otters, Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, beavers, Bald Eagles, Magpies, and Brown Trout in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation area.
Flaming Gorge Dam - Bureau of Reclamation
Flaming Gorge Dam is on the Green River in northeastern Utah about 32 miles downstream from the Utah-Wyoming border. The concrete thin-arch structure has a maximum height of 502 feet and a crest length of 1,285 feet, and contains 987,000 cubic yards of concrete.
Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir - WyoHistory.org
2014年11月8日 · Flaming Gorge Dam was completed in 1964 on the Green River, which flows south out of Wyoming into Utah and later joins the Colorado River. The dam, named for Flaming Gorge canyon just upstream, was built as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Storage Project.
Flaming Gorge | Water Operations | UC Region - Bureau of …
2024年11月5日 · Flaming Gorge Current Status. Last Updated: November 5, 2024. As of November 4, 2024 (end of day), Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6026.67 feet, which amounts to 86 percent of live storage capacity.
Flaming Gorge Dam, Utah | All You Need To Know
Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete arch dam located about 35 miles from Greendale Junction, Daggett, Utah. The dam, which is on the Green River, was primarily built for flood risk reduction purposes, but also serves for Recreation, Hydroelectric and Water Supply benefits.
Ashley National Forest - Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center
Flaming Gorge Reservoir was created in 1962 with the completion of the Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River by the Bureau of Reclamation. At 502 feet tall, the dam is part of the Colorado River Storage Project, and provides water storage, hydroelectricity, and recreation.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area - American Southwest
US 191 crosses passes right over the top of Flaming Gorge Dam, 500 feet above the downstream water level. The dam was completed across Red Canyon as recently as 1964 after six years of construction, and may be visited free of charge.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area - Travel Wyoming
The most popular destination is Flaming Gorge Reservoir, measuring 91 miles long and spanning the states of Wyoming and Utah. Not to be outdone, the Green River is here, too, separated from the reservoir by the towering wall of the Flaming Gorge Dam, which you can tour.