Glen Canyon Dam

Glen Canyon Dam
geographical name dam N Arizona in Glen Canyon of Colorado River forming Lake Powell (chiefly in SE Utah)

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  • Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Staudamm Die Glen Canyon Staumauer Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glen Canyon Dam —   [ glen kænjən dæm], Staudamm im Colorado River in Nordarizona, USA, 216 m hoch, 475 m lang, fertig gestellt 1966; staut den Lake Powell (653 km2, Uferlänge fast 3 000 km) auf, der sich im Coloradoplateau von Südutah in dem stark verzweigten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Glen Canyon Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Glen Canyon Dam caption= Glen Canyon Dam on 19 June 2005 official name= Glen Canyon Dam crosses= Colorado River reservoir= Lake Powell locale=Page, Arizona, USA maint= Bureau of Reclamation length= convert|1560|ft|0 height=… …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Canyon Dam — Barrage de Glen Canyon Barrage de Glen Canyon Localisation Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Canyon Dam — noun a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dam, ↑dike, ↑dyke • Part Holonyms: ↑Arizona, ↑Grand Canyon State, ↑AZ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glen Canyon — Glen Canyon, in southeastern and south central Utah and northwestern Arizona within the Vermilion Cliffs area, was carved by the Colorado River.A reservoir, Lake Powell, was created by the Glen Canyon Dam. Lake Powell emerged from a struggle over …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Canyon Institute — is a non profit organization founded in 1996 dedicated to the restoration of the Colorado River through Glen Canyon, which is currently covered by Lake Powell, a reservoir created by Glen Canyon Dam. Their headquarters are in Salt Lake… …   Wikipedia

  • Glen-Canyon-Staudamm — Die Glen Canyon Staumauer Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area — Infobox Protected area name = Glen Canyon National Recreation Area iucn category = V caption = locator x = 63 locator y = 93 location = Kane, San Juan, Garfield, and Wayne counties, Utah Coconino County, Arizona, USA nearest city = Page, Arizona …   Wikipedia

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