A student presentation made by students in "The Waterless West" course, part of the 2011 NCSSM Summer Symposium on the Global Water Crisis

1. Flaming Gorge Dam Jordan N. & KendylW.

2. Why? Supplies part of a hydroelectric power plant Part of the Colorado River Project Vital water storage for those in surrounding area of the Colorado River Creates the Flaming Gorge Reservoir Creates places of recreation

3. Engineering Building began in June of 1958 Finished: 1964 1977: one of the turbines at the base in the hydroelectric plant jammed; three seal rings had to be replaced failed again and were replaced once more

5. Controversies Originally supposed to be built in Echo National Park inside of Dinosaur National Monument Opposition from conservation groups, including the Sierra Club, forced it to relocate “Should we flood the Sistine Chapel so that the visitors can get closer to the ceiling?”

6. Serving the Public Provides a source of hydroelectricity Provides places for recreation Provides drinking water for the residents of the Upper Colorado River

7. Disservice Cut fishing down for residents Lowered the temperature of the water Created sandbars upstream Caused increased damage to existing habitats by introducing new species Native species were damaged

9. Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_Gorge_Dam http://beehivearchive.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/the-building-of-flaming-gorge-dam/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_Gorge_Reservoir http://www.ead.anl.gov/pub/doc/flaminggorgeflowrecs.pdf