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298:1.7 square miles (4.4 km)
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242:Elevation at crest
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351:Black Canyon Diversion Dam
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214:Height (foundation)
542:Renewable energy portal
327:Installed capacity
245:2,500 feet (760 m)
237:1,902 feet (580 m)
131:Construction began
580:Dams completed in 1924
382:Black Canyon Reservoir
282:Black Canyon Reservoir
266:Spillway capacity
97:43.93046°N 116.43635°W
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340:Capacity factor
229:112 feet (34 m)
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396:References
85:43°55′50″N
386:acre-feet
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