What is Flaming Gorge Dam?
[[Image:Flaming Gorge dam.jpg|right|250px]] The '''Flaming Gorge Dam''' is a [[concrete]]-arch [[dam]] on the [[Green River]] in [[Utah]], in the [[United States]]. Built in 1958-1964, the dam is {{convert|502|ft|m}} tall, {{convert|1180|ft|m}} long, and {{convert|131|ft|m}} thick. It is one of the biggest dams in the United States. Its [[reservoir]], the [[Flaming Gorge Reservoir]], is about {{convert|91|mi|km}} long, and covers 42,000 [[acre]]s (170 square kilometers). The dam was built for water storage and [[hydroelectric]] power, and it produces about 152 [[megawatt]]s of electricity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ut10121.htm|title=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Flaming Gorge Dam|accessdate=2009-04-01|archive-date=2008-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313060616/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ut10121.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Colorado River system}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Dams in the United States]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Utah]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Utah]]