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<br />. <br /> <br />Hydroelectric Powerplant <br /> <br />Map Code - Blue 9 <br /> <br />Proj ect Name: Glen Canyon Dam and Hydroelectric Powerplant <br /> <br />Company: U.S. Department of Interior <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />P.O. Box 1507 <br />Page, Arizona 86040 <br /> <br />COLm ty: Conconino, Utah <br /> <br />Location: On the Colorado River at Page, Arizona <br />T. 32 N., R. 9 E. <br /> <br />Capacity: 900,000 kW - eight generation lIDits <br /> <br />Technology: Hydroelectric generation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Resource Base: <br /> <br />Lake Powell Reservoir - active storage <br /> <br />, .. <br /> <br />Elevation (ft) <br /> <br />Reservoir <br /> <br />Acre Feet <br /> <br />Maximum storage <br />Rated head <br />Minimum power <br />Surface area (full) <br />Reservoir length (full) <br /> <br />25,002,000 <br />9,428,000 <br />4,126,000 <br />161,390 A <br />186 Mi <br /> <br />3,700 <br />3,570 <br />3,490 <br /> <br />Current Status: Operational since 1964 <br /> <br />Comments: The Bureau of Reclamation has been considering using the Glen <br />Canyon Powerplant for peaking power. These plans were canceled <br />in late 1981 by the Secretary of the Interior. The generator <br />units at the powerplant are now being rewolIDd to increase kW output. <br /> <br />Information Source: 5 & 10 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />31 <br />