Flaming Gorge Dam, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
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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 into southern Wyoming, submerging four distinct gorges of the Green River. The dam is a major component of the Colorado River Storage Project, which stores and distributes upper Colorado River Basin water. ()
Alternative names: Opened: 1964 (60 years ago)Length: 1285 ftHeight: 502 ftReservoir area: 65.66 mi²Coordinates: 40°54'52"N, 109°25'19"W
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