Shadow Mountain Dam

Shadow Mountain Dam

The Shadow Mountain Dam is a Zoned Earthfill Dam on the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. Constructed between 1944 and 1946, the Shadow Mountain Dam creates the Shadow Mountain Reservoir, with a structural height of 63 feet and a drainage area of 187 square miles.

External links

* [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/co01666.htm USBR Shadow Mountain Dam Website]


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