Morrow Point Dam, located in Cimarron, Colorado, is a remarkable engineering feat as Reclamation's first thin-arch, double-curvature dam. Standing at 468 feet high and with a crest length of 720 feet, the dam boasts a volume of 360,000 cubic yards of concrete. Its spillway, consisting of four orifice-type openings, can discharge water at a rate of 41,000 cubic feet per second, while the outlet works can handle a capacity of 1,500 cubic feet per second. The dam's reservoir has a maximum capacity of 117,190 acre-feet and covers a surface area of 817 acres.
The powerplant chamber, nestled into the canyon wall, houses two 60,000-kilowatt generators driven by two 83,000-horsepower turbines. The dam is situated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, surrounded by precambrian metamorphic and igneous rock formations. With its impressive structure and significant contribution to hydroelectric power generation, Morrow Point Dam is a testament to human ingenuity and the power of harnessing natural resources.
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