McPhee Reservoir
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 34 ′ 38 ″ N , 108 ° 34 ′ 18 ″ W | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Debris dam made of earth, sand, gravel and stone | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1983-1984 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 82 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 90 m | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 2114 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 4th 763 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 418 m | ||||||||
| Crown width: | 9 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 1.283 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Bureau of Reclamation, Dolores Water Conservancy District | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 2110 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 18.09 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 15.2 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 1.3 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 282 million m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 470 million m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 2 095 km² | ||||||||
| Design flood : | 142 m³ / s | ||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 30 ′ 40 " N , 108 ° 35 ′ 15" W. |
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam |
| Construction time: | 1983-1984 |
| Height above valley floor: | 19.5 m |
| Building volume: | 132 000 m³ |
| Crown length: | 579 m |
| Crown width: | 9 m |
The McPhee Reservoir is a reservoir in Montezuma County in the US state of Colorado .
The reservoir was created in 1983–1984 through the construction of the 82 m high and 418 m wide McPhee Dam and the 19.5 m high and 579 m long Great Cut Dike . The hydropower plant, which went into operation in 1992, has a turbine with an output of 1.283 MW. Between September 1994 and January 1997 the power plant was out of order due to turbine problems. The planned annual energy production amounts to 36,578 GWh. In addition to generating electricity, the dam is used for flood protection .
The water from the dam is used to irrigate agricultural areas, to supply drinking water and as service water for industrial purposes. The reservoir is also used for local recreation and is beneficial both for the wild animals living there and for local fish species.
The 2110 m high reservoir is 400 km southwest of Denver near the Utah border . When fully jammed, it covers an area of 18.09 km².
The name of the reservoir is derived from the operator of a sawmill built at this location in 1924, the McPhee-McGinity Lumber Company .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ McPhee Dam (PDF, 20.3 kB) Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ McPhee Powerplant - Dolores Project . Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ↑ a b c McPhee Powerplant . Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ McPhee Reservoir in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey