Behind this dam is the artificail lake it created Lake Powell. This project has inundated a huge swath of spectacular nature including Glen Canyon. US Highway 89 is carried at the top of the dam.
Length 475 m (1,560 feet) Height 216 m (710 feet) Width (at base) 91 m (300 feet) Construction began 1956 Opening date 1966 Turbines 8 116 MW Francis turbines Annual generation 3.209 billion kilowatt-hours Maintained by Bureau of Reclamation.
