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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Hydroelectric Powerplant <br /> <br />Map Code - Blue 6 <br /> <br />Project Name: Crystal Dam and Hydroelectric Powerplant <br /> <br />Company: Western Area Power Administration <br />U.S. Department of Pnergy <br />P.O. Box 11606 <br />Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 <br /> <br />County: Montrose County, Colorado <br /> <br />Location: On Gunnison River near Black Canyon of the Gunnison <br />National Monument <br />T. 49 S., R. 9 W. <br /> <br />Capacity: 28,000 kW <br /> <br />Technology: Hydroelectric generation <br /> <br />Resource Base: <br /> <br />Crystal Reservoir - active storage <br />. .. <br /> <br />Reservoir <br /> <br />Acre Feet <br /> <br />Elevation (ft) <br /> <br />Maximum storage <br />Rated head <br />Mini.rm..Im power <br />Surface area (full) <br />Reservoir length (full) <br /> <br />17,573 <br />13,886 <br />10,619 <br />301 A <br />7 Mi <br /> <br />6,755 <br />6,742 <br />6,729 <br /> <br />Current Status: Operational <br /> <br />Corrnnents: Crystal Dam was completed in August 1976. The dam creates a <br />lake 6 miles long which captures the fluctuating releases from <br />Morrow Point Dam and thereby regulates the flow of the Gunnison <br />River. Crystal Dam and Reservoir is a part of the Wayne N. <br />Aspinall Storage Unit which is a participating project of the <br />USBR Colorado River Storage Project. <br /> <br />Information Source: 8, 9, & 10 <br /> <br />28 <br />