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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Blue Mesa Dam near Gunnison, Colorado |
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| Description | Blue Mesa Dam is located downstream from Gunnison, Colorado, and upstream from Montrose, Colorado. It is on the Gunnison River which is a tributary to the Colorado River. The rivers join at their confluence near Grand Junction, Colorado. Blue mesa Dam was built and is operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is used for streamflow stabilization and power production. |
| Location | USA ▹ Colorado ▹ Gunnison. Near Gunnison. 22 miles downstream from Gunnison. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1999. |
| Collection | E181030992F-01. |
| Key words | Blue Mesa, dam, Gunnison River |
| Tech details | 415 KB. Vista. Canon EOS Rebel, 55mm, Kodak Elite Chrome 100 ASA. |
| GeoDIL number | 1726 |
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