Crystal Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Name: Crystal Dam
Address: Curecanti National Recreation Area, United States

#9 among attractions in Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Crystal Dam is a 323-foot-tall, double-curvature, concrete, thin arch dam located 6 miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States. Crystal Dam is the newest of the three dams in Curecanti National Recreation Area; construction on the dam was finished in 1976. The dam impounds Crystal Reservoir. Crystal Dam and Reservoir are part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, which retains the waters of the Gunnison River and its tributaries for agricultural and municipal use in the American Southwest. The dam's primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1977 (47 years ago)Length: 620 ftHeight: 323 ftReservoir area: 0.47 mi²Coordinates: 38°30'38"N, 107°37'26"W

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Crystal Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crystal Reservoir, D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Morrow Point Reservoir, North Rim Road.

2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crystal Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area
59 min walk • Crystal Reservoir is a 340-acre artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1976 by the U.S.
5.7 miSE
Bridge
D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Curecanti National Recreation Area
146 min walk • The D&RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, also known as the Cimarron Canyon trestle, is a narrow-gauge railroad deck truss bridge crossing the Cimarron River near Cimarron, Colorado.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Morrow Point Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area
159 min walk • Morrow Point Reservoir is an 817-acre artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1968 by the U.S.
5.6 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood
North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
144 min walk • The North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Crawford, Colorado was built during 1933–38. It is an approximately five mile long roadway, with viewpoints and associated structures. It is recognized as a "designed landscape".
6.2 miSE
Dam
Morrow Point Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area
158 min walk • Morrow Point Dam is a 468-foot-tall concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Crystal Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Curecanti National Recreation Area plan & book

Crystal Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Crystal Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area

D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Morrow Point Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area

North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Morrow Point Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area