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<br />Name
<br />DamlReservoir
<br />
<br />Upper Basin
<br />
<br />Fontenelle
<br />Res.
<br />Flaming Gorge
<br />Res.
<br />Blue Mesa
<br />Res.
<br />
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<br />
<br />Morrow Point
<br />Res.
<br />Crystal Dam
<br />& Res.
<br />Navajo Dam
<br />& Res.
<br />Glen Canyon
<br />Dam, Lake
<br />Powell
<br />
<br />Lower Basin
<br />
<br />Hoover Dam,
<br />Lake Mead
<br />
<br />Davis Dam,
<br />Lake Mohave
<br />Parker Dam,
<br />Lake Havasu
<br />
<br />Alamo Dam
<br />and Res.
<br />Painted Rock
<br />Dam and Res.
<br />
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<br />TABLE I. MAJOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN
<br />
<br />Stream
<br />(State)
<br />
<br />Green R.
<br />(Wyoming)
<br />Green R.
<br />(Utah, Wyo.)
<br />Gunnison R.
<br />(Colo. )
<br />
<br />Gunnison R.
<br />(Colo. )
<br />Gunnison R.
<br />(Colo. )
<br />San Juan R.
<br />(New Mex.)
<br />Colorado R.
<br />(Ariz.., Utah)
<br />
<br />Colorado R.
<br />(Nev., Ariz.)
<br />
<br />Colorado R.
<br />(Nev., Ariz.)
<br />Colorado R.
<br />(Nev.,.Ariz.)
<br />
<br />Bill Williams
<br />(Ariz.)
<br />Gila
<br />(Ariz.)
<br />
<br />Owner
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />USBR
<br />
<br />COE
<br />
<br />COE
<br />
<br />Purposes
<br />
<br />Maximum
<br />Active
<br />Storage of
<br />DamlReservoir
<br />(Ac-ft)
<br />
<br />Power, flood control, fish 344,800
<br />and wildlife, recreation
<br />River regulation, power, 3,749,000
<br />recreation, fish and wildlife
<br />Water conservation, river 829,500
<br />regulation, power,
<br />recreation, fish and wildlife
<br />Power 117,000
<br />
<br />Reregulation of Morrow 17,600
<br />Point releases, power
<br />Water conservation, flood 1,696,400
<br />control, recreation
<br />Power, recreation, fish 25,002,000
<br />and wildlife
<br />
<br />Flood control, water 27,377,000
<br />conservation, power,
<br />recreation, fish and
<br />wildlife
<br />Reregulation, water conserv- 1,810,000
<br />ation, power, recreation
<br />Forebay for MWD aqueduct power, 619,400
<br />flood control, river regu-
<br />lation, recreation
<br />Flood control, water conserv- 1,043,000
<br />ation, recreation
<br />Flood control 2,491,700
<br />
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