The Glen Canyon Dam has created an artificial lake it named Lake Powell. This project has inundated a huge swath of spectacular Arizona nature including Glen Canyon. Length: 475 meters (1,560 feet) Height: 216 meters (710 feet) Width (at base): 91 meters (300 feet) Construction began: 1956 Opening date: 1966 Turbines: 8x 116 MW Francis turbines Annual generation: 3.209 billion kilowatt-hours Maintained by: Bureau of Reclamation
The Glen Canyon Dam has created an artificial lake it named Lake Powell. This project has inundated a huge swath of spectacular Arizona nature including Glen Canyon. Length: 475 meters (1,560 feet) Height: 216 meters (710 feet) Width (at base): 91 meters (300 feet) Construction began: 1956 Opening date: 1966 Turbines: 8x 116 MW Francis turbines Annual generation: 3.209 billion kilowatt-hours Maintained by: Bureau of Reclamation