Shadow Mountain Dam

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The Shadow Mountain Dam is a Zoned Earthfill Dam on the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. Constructed between 1944 and 1946, the Shadow Mountain Dam creates the Shadow Mountain Reservoir, with a structural height of 63 feet and a drainage area of 187 square miles.

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USBR Shadow Mountain Dam Website

Colorado River system
Dams and aqueducts (see US Bureau of Reclamation)
Shadow Mountain Dam \| Granby Dam \| Glen Canyon Dam \| Hoover Dam \| Davis Dam \| Parker Dam \| Palo Verde Diversion Dam \| Imperial Dam \| Laguna Dam \| Morelos Dam \| Colorado River Aqueduct \| San Diego Aqueduct \| Central Arizona Project Aqueduct \| All-American Canal \| Coachella Canal \| Redwall Dam
Natural features
Colorado River \| Rocky Mountains \| Colorado River Basin \| Grand Lake \| Sonoran desert \| Mojave desert \| Imperial Valley \| Colorado Plateau \| Grand Canyon \| Glen Canyon \| Marble Canyon \| Paria Canyon \| Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez \| Salton Sea
Tributaries
Dirty Devil River \| Dolores River \| Escalante River \| Gila River \| Green River \| Gunnison River \| Kanab River \| Little Colorado River \| Paria River \| San Juan River \| Virgin River
Major reservoirs
Fontenelle Reservoir \| Flaming Gorge Reservoir \| Taylor Park Reservoir \| Navajo Reservoir \| Lake Powell \| Lake Mead \| Lake Havasu
Dependent states
Arizona \| California \| Colorado \| Nevada \| New Mexico \| Utah (See: Colorado River Compact)
Designated areas
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area \| Lake Mead National Recreation Area