Glen Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona, in order to provide water storage and to generate electricity. The dam generates an average of 451 megawatts, although it has a maximum capacity of 1300 megawatts. Construction of the dam began in 1956 but was not dedicated until 1966. The Dam is 710 feet high, and has a crest length of 1,560 feet and contains 4,901,000 cubic yards of concrete. The dam is 25 feet wide at the crest and 300 feet wide at the base. Its height above the Colorado River is 583 feet.
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