6Visit The Glen Canyon Dam
The previously mentioned Glen Canyon Dam is the official second-largest dam in the United States. Considered by some excerpts to be an engineering marvel, it is a concrete arch-gravity dam located on the Colorado River. Built by the US Bureau of Reclamation between 1956 to 1966, it is 710 feet high.
It has a capacity of over 25 million acre-feet. Named for the natural river-carved Glen Canyon, the dam is historically controversial. Indeed, sources report that this dam is still “ a central issue” for more than one modern environmentalist movement. As previously noted, it is also responsible for Lake Powell’s existence. It’s an easy stop on your way elsewhere too.
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