- Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, United States, near the town of Page.
- Who controls Glen Canyon Dam? Glen Canyon and Lake Powell are managed by the Department of the Interior within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
- The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a series of deep sandstone gorges now flooded by the reservoir.
- Glen Canyon Dam has the honor of being the second-tallest dam of this sort at 710 feet high from bedrock to top and fourth highest dam of any type in the nation.
- They make a nice day trip from Las Vegas. But, I wanted to give a shout out to the lesser-known little brother/sister…the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell.
- Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, United States, near the town of Page.
- 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.
- The Dam releases much cooler water without sediment destroying natural habitats and wetlands downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and along the river.
- Two miles west of Page, Glen Canyon Dam is built across a deep red-walled canyon which continues southwards in its original state 15 miles to Lees Ferry.
- The Glen Canyon Dam was built in 1964 to tame the waters of the Colorado River and subsequently create Lake Powell - a popular destination in the state.