Shadow Mountain Dam

Shadow Mountain Dam
The dam in 2016.
Location of Shadow Mountain Dam in Colorado
Location	Grand County, near Granby, Colorado, USA
Coordinates	40°12′25″N 105°50′27″W
Construction began	1944
Opening date	1946
Operator(s)	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Zoned earth-fill
Impounds	Colorado River
Height	63 ft (19 m)
Length	3,077 ft (938 m)
Spillway capacity	10,000 cu ft/s (280 m^3/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Shadow Mountain Lake
Total capacity	18,400 acre-feet (0.0227 km^3)
Catchment area	187 sq mi (480 km^2)
Power Station
Hydraulic head	37 ft (11 m)
Website https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=235

Shadow Mountain Dam[1] is a zoned earth-fill dam on the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. Constructed between 1944 and 1946, the Shadow Mountain Dam creates the Shadow Mountain Lake, with a structural height of 63 feet (19 m) and a drainage area of 187 square miles (480 km^2). Shadow Mountain Lake is a holding reservoir for water pumped up from Lake Granby just to the south through the Granby Pumping Plant and Canal. Shadow Mountain Lake is connected by a short channel to the natural Grand Lake. The west portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel is located on Grand Lake. The Adams Tunnel diverts west slope water to the east slope of the Rocky Mountains for use in agriculture and to serve the populated areas of Colorado, including Denver.[2]

References

1. "KnowWhereGraph". stko-kwg.geog.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
2. "Colorado-Big Thompson Project". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

External links

• Shadow Mountain Dam website