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Show 1962. The first electric generator is scheduled to be in operation in June, 1964. 2. Flaming Gorge Storage Unit The Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir will be located on the Green River in Northeastern Utah, 40 miles north of Vernal, Utah, and 32 river miles downstream from the Utah-Wyoming state line. The dam will be a concrete thin-arch structure rising 445 feet above the river. The reservoir will have a capacity of 3,789,000 acre-feet and will extend upstream 94 miles, nearly to the town of Green River, Wyoming. The power plant will have an installed generating capacity of 108,000 kilowatts. Construction Activities Construction of Flaming Gorge Dam was about 62 per cent completed by the end of the water year, September 30, 1961. There were 382,000 cubic yards of concrete in place in the dam. The highest block was 230 feet above bedrock. Clearing of the reservoir area was almost complete and work on the powerhouse continued. Work appears to be on schedule. The National Park Service appointed Mr. Garlock E. Johnson as Project Manager for the Flaming Gorge recreation area on December 22, 1960. 3. Navajo Storage Unit The Navajo Dam will be located in Northwestern New Mexico on the San Juan River, 34 miles east of Farmington and 3^ miles downstream from the confluence of the Los Pinos and San Juan Rivers. The dam will be a rolled earth-fill embankment structure. The reservoir will have 1,709,000 acre-feet total capacity and an active capacity of 1,036,000 acre-feet. Accumulations of sediment in this reservoir will amount to approximately 330,000 acre-feet in 100 years with much of the sediment being deposited in the inactive space. The major purpose of this reservoir will be to regulate the flows of the San Juan River for the potential Navajo Indian Irrigation Project near Farmington, the San Juan-Chama participating project in the Rio Grande Basin, and the authorized Hammond participating project. Part of the water to be made available may also be used for industrial and municipal purposes in Northwestern New Mexico. Recreational facilities will be provided and are expected to contribute materially to the economy of the area. 49 |