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Principal Federal Dams and Reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin
Name
Dam/Reservoir |
Stream
(State) |
Owner |
Purposes |
Maximum Storage
(dam/reservoir)
(Acre-feet) |
Upper Basin |
Fontenelle
Res. |
Green R.
(Wyoming) |
USBR |
Power, flood control, fish
and wildlife, recreation |
344,800 |
Flaming Gorge
Res. |
Green R.
(Utah, Wyo.) |
USBR |
River regulation, power,
recreation, fish and wildlife. |
3,749,000 |
Blue Mesa
Res. |
Gunnison R.
(Colo.) |
USBR |
Water Conservation, river regulation,
power, recreation, fish and wildlife |
829,500 |
Morrow Point
Res. |
Gunnison R.
(Colo.) |
USBR |
Power |
117,000 |
Crystal Dam & Res. |
Gunnison R. (Colo.) |
USBR |
Reregulation of Morrow Point releases, power |
17,600 |
Navajo Dam & Res. |
San Juan R. (New Mex.) |
USBR |
Water conservation, flood control, recreation |
1,696,400 |
Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell |
Colorado R. (Ariz., Utah) |
USBR |
Power, recreation, fish and wildlife |
25,002,000 |
Lower Basin |
Hoover Dam, Lake Mead |
Colorado R. (Nev., Ariz.) |
USBR |
Flood control, water conservation, power, recreation, fish and wildlife |
27,377,000 |
Davis Dam, Lake Mohave |
Colorado R. (Nev., Ariz.) |
USBR |
Reregulation, water conservation, power, recreation |
1,810,000 |
Parker Dam, Lake Havasu |
Colorado R. (Nev., Ariz.) |
USBR |
Forebay for MWD aqueduct power, flood control, river regulation, recreation |
619,400 |
Alamo Dam and Res. |
Bill Williams (Ariz.) |
COE |
Flood control, water conservation, and recreation |
1,043,000 |
Painted Rock Dam and Res. |
Gila (Ariz.) |
COE |
Flood Control |
2,491,700 |
Note: Some dams on lower basin tributaries are not included because of their limited effect on the River,
which is due to distance from the main stem and relatively dry watersheds. Diversion dams providing little or no storage are not
included.
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