Flaming Gorge Reservoir

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Dam dimensions

Flaming Gorge Dam from the air

Crest Elevation 6047 ft (1843 m)
Structural height 502 ft (153 m)
Hydraulic height 448 ft (137 m)
Crest length 1,180 ft (360 m)
Crest width 27 ft (8.2 m)
Base width 131 ft (40 m)
Volume of concrete 986,600 yd³ (754,000 m³)

Dam dimensions
Flaming Gorge Dam from the air
Crest Elevation	6047 ft (1843 m)
Structural height	502 ft (153 m)
Hydraulic height	448 ft (137 m)
Crest length	1,180 ft (360 m)
Crest width	27 ft (8.2 m)
Base width	131 ft (40 m)
Volume of concrete	986,600 yd³ (754,000 m³)

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, on the Green River, created by the Flaming Gorge Dam.

Construction on the Flaming Gorge Dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The Reservoir stores 3,788,900 acre.ft (4.67 km³) of water when measured at an elevation of 6040 feet (1,840 m) above sea-level (maximum).

Contents

1 Location
2 Geology
3 Recreation
4 Access
5 External links

Location

The Reservoir is mainly in southwest Wyoming, and partially in northeastern Utah. The northern tip of the reservoir is just 10 miles southeast of Green River, Wyoming, 14 miles southwest of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and 43 miles (69 km) north of Vernal, Utah. The lake straddles the Utah-Wyoming border.

Geology

Foundation: Steep-sided narrow canyon composed of siliceous sandstone and hard quartzites inter-bedded with softer shales, siltstones, and argillates.

Recreation

Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, waterbiking, windsurfing, and camping within Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area run by the U.S. Forest Service Ashley Forest Service. Available fish species include rainbow trout, Kokanee salmon, and smallmouth bass. The Green River runs smooth and cool below the dam, offering easy rafting or canoeing.

Boat ramp at Flaming Gorge. Summer 2005.

Access

From Rock Springs, Wyoming, take I-80 east to U.S. Highway 191 south, (63 miles (101 km) to the dam). From Vernal, Utah, take U.S. Highway 191 north for 43 miles (69 km). Flaming Gorge can be reached year-round.

External links

Colorado River system
Dams and aqueducts (see US Bureau of Reclamation)
Shadow Mountain Dam \| Granby Dam \| Glen Canyon Dam \| Hoover Dam \| Davis Dam \| Parker Dam \| Palo Verde Diversion Dam \| Imperial Dam \| Laguna Dam \| Morelos Dam \| Colorado River Aqueduct \| San Diego Aqueduct \| Central Arizona Project Aqueduct \| All-American Canal \| Coachella Canal \| Redwall Dam
Natural features
Colorado River \| Rocky Mountains \| Colorado River Basin \| Grand Lake \| Sonoran desert \| Mojave desert \| Imperial Valley \| Colorado Plateau \| Grand Canyon \| Glen Canyon \| Marble Canyon \| Paria Canyon \| Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez \| Salton Sea
Tributaries
Dirty Devil River \| Dolores River \| Escalante River \| Gila River \| Green River \| Gunnison River \| Kanab River \| Little Colorado River \| Paria River \| San Juan River \| Virgin River
Major reservoirs
Fontenelle Reservoir \| Flaming Gorge Reservoir \| Taylor Park Reservoir \| Navajo Reservoir \| Lake Powell \| Lake Mead \| Lake Havasu
Dependent states
Arizona \| California \| Colorado \| Nevada \| New Mexico \| Utah (See: Colorado River Compact)
Designated areas
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area \| Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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