Blue Mesa Dam
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| Height | 11900 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1966 |
| Length | 239 m |
| Dam volume | 3,080,000 cu yd (2,350,000 m3) |
| Create | Blue Mesa Reservoir |
| Spillway capacity | 34,000 cu ft/s (960 m3/s) |
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| ID | 2341707 |
About Blue Mesa Dam
Blue Mesa Dam is a 390-foot-tall zoned earthfill dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. It creates Blue Mesa Reservoir, and is within Curecanti National Recreation Area just before the river enters the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The dam is upstream of the Morrow Point Dam.
