- Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch dam located about 15 miles from Lees Ferry, Coconino, Arizona.
- 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.
- Considered as a prospect for a dam in the 1920’s, Glen Canyon was originally passed over in favor of the Black Canyon, the future home of the Hoover Dam.
- The Glen Canyon Dam is located just south of the Utah/Arizona border where Hwy.
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- Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system.
- The Glen Canyon Dam is located within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where some 3 million tourists visit each year for outdoor fun.
- Glen Canyon Dam is the key water storage unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, one of the most complex and extensive river resource developments in the...
- Glen Canyon Dam at the south end of Lake Powell has its own Visitor Center and offers tours.
- Construction of Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was completed by 1966.