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- Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the southwestern United States, located on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, near the city of Page.
- One concern that has arisen amongst both parties pro and against the Glen Canyon dam is the inevitable effects of climate change on the region.
- Despite offering hydroelectricity and water to communities across several states, the Glen Canyon Dam was considered a controversial project, due to its...
- The closure of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963 fundamentally altered the hydrology, water temperature, and turbidity of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon.
- Free guided tours of the dam, overlook viewpoints, and inside the power plant are conducted year-round by the Glen Canyon Natural History Association.
- Looking over the top of Glen Canyon Dam to Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona.
- How late one can visit the Glen Canyon Dam just for pictures and walk?
- Near the border of Arizona and Utah, the 710-foot-tall Glen Canyon Dam flooded over 180 miles of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon to form Lake Powell.
- The spillways at Glen Canyon Dam are located upstream of the dam and each spillway is controlled by two 40-foot by 52.5-foot radial gates.
- The Glen Canyon Dam is located just south of the Utah/Arizona border where Hwy.