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

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