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Show Rainbow Bridge National Monument A floating marina has been installed in the Aztec Creek Arm of Lake Powell on the route to Rainbow Bridge National Monument. This spectacular natural bridge has increased in popularity now that visitors can boat to within approximately one mile of it. From 1909 to 1923, a period of 14 years, only 296 hardy individuals visited Rainbow Bridge. The first year that visitation reached 1,000 annually was 1955. From 1909 to 1962 a total of 23,890 vacationers visited Rainbow Bridge. In 1966 a total of 20,868 persons visited the Rainbow Bridge National Monument. By the end of September, 18,227 visitors had been recorded for 1967. Glen Canyon Dam Visitor Center The Glen Canyon Dam Visitor Center, being constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, is essentially completed. It is operated jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service. This beautiful center overlooks the dam, powerplant, and reservoir. Exhibits are being completed. Self-guided tours through Glen Canyon Dam and powerplant, beginning at the new Visitor Center, started in July, and 84,900 persons had enjoyed the tour by the end of September, 1967. The Arizona and Utah State Game and Fish Departments, working together with the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, continued to keep Lake Powell amply stocked with fish. A total of 16,800,000 fish - including largemouth bass, rainbow trout, kamloop trout, kokanee salmon, and black crappie - have been planted in the lake. 2. Flaming Gorge Storage Unit Flaming Gorge Dam, started in 1957, was finished on November 15, 1962. On November 11, 1963, generator No. 1 produced the first Colorado River Storage Project hydroelectric power. Generator No. 3, the third and last of the Flaming Gorge generating units, was placed in operation in February 1964. The completed Flaming Gorge Dam was dedicated on August 17, 1964. Flaming Gorge Dam is located on Green River in northeastern Utah, about 40 road miles north of Vernal, Utah, and 32 river miles downstream from the Utah-Wyoming state line. The dam is a concrete, thin-arch structure rising 502 feet above bedrock. The reservoir has a capacity of 3,789,000 acre-feet and, when full, will extend upstream 91 miles, nearly to the town of Green River, Wyoming. The powerplant has an installed generating capacity of 108,000 kilowatts. 95 |