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Table 1. Curecanti Unit - specifications of dams, reservoirs and powerplants. <br />Blue Mesa Morrow Point Crystal <br />DAM <br />Type Earthfill Concrete, thin arch Concrete, thin arch <br />Height above bedrock 390 ft 469 ft 323 ft <br />Height above streambed 342 ft 418 ft 225 ft <br />Crest length 800 ft 724 ft 635 ft <br />Crest width 30 ft 12 ft 10 ft <br />Base width 1,550 ft 52 ft 29 ft <br />Volume 3,085,000 cu yd 365,000 cu yd 154,.400 cu yd <br />Crest elevation 7,528 ft 7,165 ft 6,772 ft <br />Spillway maximum discharge 33,700 cfs 41,000 cfs 42,800 cfs <br />Freeboard 8.6 ft 350 ft (spillway 16 ft <br /> vertical fall) <br />RESERVOIR <br />Capacity 940,800 ac ft 117,000 ac ft 25,000 ac ft <br />Area 9,180 ac 817 ac 280 ac <br />Elev. normal water surface 7,519 ft 7,160 ft 6,755 ft <br />Length 20 mi 11 mi 6 mi <br />Shoreline 96 mi 24 mi 19.6 mi <br />POWERPLANT <br />Capacity 60,000 kw 120,000 kw 28,000 kw <br />Number of generating units 2 2 1 <br />Capacity of each generator 30,000 kw 60,000 kw <br />Capacity of each turbine 41,500 hp 83,000 hp 39,000 hp <br />rn