Infobox damdam name CrystalDam image Crystaldamogeespillway.jpg caption CrystalDam with overflowing spillway official name type Concrete thin arch crosses Gunnison River reservoir Crystal Reservoir ... type landmark source gnis coordinates display inline,title CrystalDam is a convert 323 ft m adj mid tall double curvature, concrete thin arch dam located six miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado , USA . CrystalDam is the newest of the three dams in Curecanti National Recreation Area construction on the dam was finished in 1976. The dam impounds Crystal Reservoir . CrystalDam and reservoir are part of the Bureau of Reclamation s Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado ... mpd1 cite web title CrystalDam url http www.usbr.gov projects Facility.jsp?fac Name Crystal 20Dam publisher U.S. Bureau of Reclamation accessdate 11 May 2011 ref The dam s primary purpose is hydroelectric ... National Park Service accessdate 11 May 2011 ref Description CrystalDam, like the higher Morrow Point Dam farther upstream, is a thin shell arch dam, primarily planned to generate hydroelectric power. Unlike its upstream companions, excess water spills over the top of the dam through a notched out ... web title CrystalDam url http www.usbr.gov projects Facility.jsp?fac Name CrystalDam publisher U.S. Bureau of Reclamation accessdate 16 May 2011 ref History CrystalDam was the last of the three dams in the Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project to be completed. CrystalDam s design and construction lagged behind Morrow Point and Blue Mesa Dam Blue Mesa dams. Construction started in 1964 ... 11 May 2011 ref Because of CrystalDam s then new design, and as a result of the failure of the contemporary Teton Dam in 1976, CrystalDam was inspected in 1978 by divers to verify the integrity of the structure ...?fac Name Crystal 20Dam CrystalDam at the Bureau of Reclamation http www.usbr.gov projects ... the river flows though an convert 11.5 ft m penstock to the 28 MW turbine. The dam is deep within ... more details
for the dam in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas Infobox dam name Crystal Springs Dam image Crystal Springs Dam Front.jpg caption official name Lower Crystal Springs Dam crosses San Mateo Creek San Francisco Bay Area San Mateo Creek reservoir Crystal Springs Reservoir Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir locale San Mateo County, California maint San Francisco Public Utilities Commission length convert 600 ft m abbr on height convert 140 ft m abbr on width convert 40 ft m abbr on began open 1888 cost reservoir capacity convert 57910 acre.ft m3 abbr on reservoir catchment ... 37.5285 122.3622 format dms type landmark region US CA display inline,title extra Crystal Springs Dam is a gravity dam constructed across the San Mateo Creek San Francisco Bay Area San Mateo Creek , impounding water to form the Crystal Springs Reservoir Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County ... . The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of the popular Sawyer Camp Trail . Currently the dam is undergoing renovations. The dam is being raised to increase the water storage capacity of the reservoir as well as other changes. The roadway on top of the dam is closed. gallery File Crystal Springs Dam Leeside.jpg Lower Crystal Springs Dam File Crystal Springs Reservoir.jpg Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir gallery References cite web author Department of Water Resources title Station Meta Data Lower Crystal Springs Dam CRY url http cdec.water.ca.gov cgi progs profile?s CRY&type dam work California Data Exchange Center publisher State of California date 2009 accessdate 2009 04 01 cite gnis id 233747 name Crystal Spring Dam entrydate 19 Jan 1981 accessdate 2009 06 11 cite web author U.S. Geological Survey title Crystal Springs Reservoir url http 3dparks.wr.usgs.gov 3Dbayarea ... Crystal Springs Trails url http pages.prodigy.net rhorii xtalsprg.htm work Bay Area Back Page date ... stub de Lower Crystal Springs Staumauer ... more details
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Infobox nrhp name Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plant nrhp type image Crystal Falls MI Dam and Powerpland C.jpg caption location Paint River off Powerplant Road, Crystal Falls, Michigan lat degrees 46 lat minutes 6 lat seconds 22 lat direction N long degrees 88 long minutes 20 long seconds 5 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Michigan built 1891 architect architecture added December 22, 1983 area convert 1 acre governing body Local mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000326.pdf Iron County MRA refnum 83003678 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plant is a utility located on the Paint River off Powerplant Road, on the north side of Crystal Falls, Michigan . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ref name nris History The section of the Paint River where the dam is now located was once a the series of falls and rapids that gave Crystal Falls its name. ref name falls cite web title The Falls publisher Crystal Falls Electric Department url http www.crystalfalls.org falls.htm accessdate November 23, 2010 ref However, in 1891, the village of Crystal Falls constructed the Crystal Falls dam and power plant ... hso sites 7003.htm title Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plant publisher Michigan State Housing Development ... publisher Crystal Falls Electric Department url http www.crystalfalls.org Electric 20Info History 20of ..., the output could not keep up with demand, and starting in 1929, Crystal Falls purchased supplemental power from the Wisconsin Energy Corporation . ref name state After 1929, the power plant and dam were upgraded multiple times, including a 1931 installation of a new concrete dam installed containing the rollway and tainter gates and a 1996 resurfacing of the spillway. ref name plant The Crystal ... of Crystal Falls. ref name falls Description The Crystal Falls Power Plant is a two story .... ref name state The adjacent concrete dam spanning the Paint River measures approximately seventy five ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image That Dam.jpg thumb That Dam, located in Vientiane, the capital of Laos The That Dam is a large stupa in Vientiane , Laos . Many Lao people Laotians believe it is inhabited by a seven headed n ga who tried to protect them from the armies of Siam , who invaded in 1827. It is also known as the Black Stupa, the English translation of the Lao name That Dam . coord 17.9660 102.6111 type landmark region LA display title Category Stupas Category Buildings and structures in Vientiane Laos struct stub vi Th t m ... more details
About structures for water impoundment Image Hoover Dam Nevada Luftaufnahme.jpg right 300px thumb Hoover Dam , a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado Black Canyon of the Colorado River . Lake Mead in the background is Reservoir impounded by the dam. Image Glen canyon dam.jpg thumb right 300px Glen Canyon Dam A dam is a barrier that Reservoir impound s surface water water or underground ... in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations. History File Roman Cornalvo dam, Extremadura, Spain. Pic 01.jpg thumb 300px The Cornalvo Dam Roman dam at Cornalvo in Spain has been in use for almost two millennia. File Anaicut.JPG thumb right 300px Grand Anicut dam on river Kaveri in Tamil Nadu , India South India 19th century on 1st 2nd century foundation The word dam can be traced ... Language and Literature , 1947. The first known appearance of the word dam stems from 1165 ... bear testimony to the use of the word in Middle Dutch at that time. ref Early dam building took place ... dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan , convert 100 km northeast of the capital Amman . This gravity dam ... Egypt ian Sadd el Kafara Dam at Wadi Al Garawi, located about convert 25 km abbr on south of Cairo ... as a diversion dam for flood control, but was destroyed by heavy rain during construction or shortly ... Roman dam Roman dam construction was characterized by the Romans ability to plan and organize engineering ... introduced the then novel concept of large reservoir dam s which could secure a permanent water ... caementicium Roman concrete allowed for much larger dam structures than previously built, ref name Smith 1971, 49 such as the Lake Homs Dam , possibly the largest water barrier to that date, ref name Smith 1971, 42 harnvb Smith 1971 p 42 ref and the Harbaqa Dam , both in Roman Syria . The highest Roman dam was the Subiaco Dam near Rome its record height of convert 50 m abbr on remained unsurpassed ... more details
Infobox settlement official name DamDam native name settlement type village coordinates region IR subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name flag Iran subdivision type1 Provinces of Iran Province subdivision name1 Lorestan Province Lorestan subdivision type2 Counties of Iran County subdivision name2 Aligudarz County Aligudarz subdivision type3 Bakhsh subdivision name3 Besharat District Besharat subdivision type4 Rural Districts of Iran Rural District subdivision name4 Zalaqi ye Gharbi Rural District Zalaqi ye Gharbi leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 area footnotes population as of 2006 population total 36 population density km2 auto timezone Iran Standard Time IRST utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Iran Daylight Time IRDT utc offset DST 4 30 coordinates display latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m area code website footnotes DamDam lang fa is a village in Zalaqi ye Gharbi Rural District , Besharat District , Aligudarz County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census, its population was 36, in 8 families. ref IranCensus2006 15 ref References reflist Aligudarz County coord missing Iran Category Populated places in Aligudarz County Lorestan geo stub ... more details
Crystal Springs may refer to Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan Crystal Springs, Arkansas Crystal Springs, California Crystal Springs, California, former name of Sanitarium, California Crystal Springs, Florida Crystal Springs, Mississippi Crystal Springs, Nevada Crystal Springs DamCrystal Springs Reservoir See also lookfrom Crystal Springs geodis ca Crystal Springs de Crystal Springs es Crystal Springs it Crystal Springs nl Crystal Springs pl Crystal Springs sv Crystal Springs vo Crystal Springs ... more details
Crystal Reservoir is an artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in southwestern Colorado operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation . Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison , it is impounded by convert 323 ft m adj mid tall tall CrystalDam , and is within the National Park Service operated Curecanti National Recreation Area . The reservoir is below Morrow Point Reservoir and Blue Mesa Reservoir . CrystalDam and reservoir are part of the Bureau of Reclamation s Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project , which retains the waters of the Colorado River and its tributaries for agricultural and municipal use in the American Southwest. ref name burec costo1 cite web title Colorado River Storage Project url http www.usbr.gov projects Project.jsp?proj Name Colorado 20River 20Storage 20Project publisher U.S. Bureau of Reclamation accessdate 11 May 2011 ref ref name burec mpd1 cite web title CrystalDam url http www.usbr.gov projects Facility.jsp?fac Name CrystalDam publisher U.S. Bureau of Reclamation accessdate 11 May 2011 ref The dam s primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation. Crystal Reservoir extends upstream ato the foot of Morrow Point Dam , lying between the steep walls of the Black Canyon. ref name nps cure1 cite web title Wayne N. Aspinall Storage Unit url http www.nps.gov cure historyculture aspinall unit.htm work Curecanti National Recreation Area publisher National Park Service accessdate 11 May 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.usbr.gov projects Facility.jsp?fac Name CrystalDam Morrow Point Dam at the Bureau of Reclamation http www.nps.gov cure historyculture aspinall unit.htm Wayne N. Aspinall Storage Unit at Curecanti National Recreation Area coord missing Colorado CRSP Category Reservoirs in Colorado Category Protected areas of Gunnison County, Colorado Category Colorado River Storage Project Category Curecanti National Recreation Area ... more details
Infobox River river name Crystal Creek image name Little Crystal Creek 2C Queensland.JPG image size 200px caption Little Crystal Creek origin Paluma Dam mouth Pacific Ocean basin countries Australia length 17.5 km 10.9 mi elevation 192m 630 ft discharge watershed Crystal Creek is a picturesque creek that runs for 17.5 km, beginning just below Paluma, Queensland Paluma , Queensland , flowing through the township of Mutarnee, Queensland Mutarnee and emptying into the Coral Sea . ref http www.bonzle.com c a?a p&p 208958&fid 141&fresh 1 Map of Crystal Creek, Qld , accessed 3 November 2010. ref It forms part of the Paluma Range National Park and is known for its division into two popular tourist destinations, namely Little Crystal Creek and Big Crystal Creek. Little Crystal Creek is situated approximately two thirds of the way along Mt Spec Road, heading towards the village of Paluma. This location consists of a number of small crystal clear swimming holes and waterfalls, as well as the Little Crystal Creek Bridge , an historical arch bridge of which construction began in 1932. Facilities here include a wheelchair accessible picnic area, barbecues and toilets. ref http discover.thuringowa.qld.gov.au placestogo paluma index Discover Thuringowa Paluma , accessed 3 November 2010. ref Big Crystal Creek is located a few kilometres downstream from Little Crystal Creek, at the end of Spiegelhauer Road. Facilities at Big Crystal Creek also include a wheelchair accessible picnic area, barbecues ... Crystal Creek is Paradise Waterhole, ref http www.wettropics.gov.au ttd trackdtl?idtrack 13 Wet Tropics Big Crystal Creek Paradise Waterhole , accessed 3 November 2010. ref which is substantially larger than that of the Little Crystal Creek waterholes, and can be accessed by a short walk from the picnic area along a bush track. Further down the road from the picnic area, the Big Crystal Creek ... Crystal Creek Rockslides , accessed 3 November 2010. ref See also Portal Queensland List of rivers of Queensland ... more details
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Crystal Music image caption sire Nureyev horse Nureyev grandsire Northern Dancer damCrystal Spray damsire Beldale Flutter sex Mare foaled 11 February 1998 country US colour Bay horse Bay breeder Watership Down Stud owner Lord Lloyd Webber trainer John Gosden ref http www.telegraph.co.uk sport horseracing 3007509 Royal Ascot Crystal Music can strike the right note.html Crystal Music Can Strike the Right Note . The Telegraph , 18 June 2001. Retrieved 2011 05 30. ref record 9 starts 3 wins, 2 seconds earnings 367,336 ref http www.pedigreequery.com crystal music Crystal Music s pedigree and race record. Retrieved 2011 05 30. ref race Fillies Mile awards honours updated 30 May 2011 Crystal Music is an American born thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the Fillies Mile at Ascot Racecourse Ascot . She was one of the last offspring of the leading sire Nureyev, who died in 2001. ref http www.pedigreequery.com nureyev Pedigree Query Nureyev . Retrieved 2011 05 30. ref References Reflist racehorse stub Category Thoroughbred racehorses Category Northern Dancer bloodline ... more details
Crystal Lakes is the name of two places in the United States Crystal Lakes, Missouri Crystal Lakes, Ohio geodis ca Crystal Lakes de Crystal Lakes it Crystal Lakes nl Crystal Lakes pl Crystal Lakes vo Crystal Lakes ... more details
Crystal Falls may refer to Places in Brazil Crystal Falls Brazil Places in Canada Crystal Falls, Ontario , a community in West Nipissing Crystal Falls, Quebec Places in the United States Crystal Falls, Michigan Crystal Falls Township, Michigan Crystal Falls, Wyoming geodis pl Crystal Falls ... more details
Crystal Cave may refer to Crystal Cave Sequoia National Park Crystal Cave Kentucky Crystal Cave Ohio Crystal Cave Pennsylvania Crystal Cave Wisconsin Cave of the Crystals Cueva de los Cristales , Naica mine , Chihuahua, Mexico, the subject of the National Geographic documentary, Giant Crystal Cave. Other Crystal Caves , video game by Apogee The Crystal Cave , 1970 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart See also Crystal Caverns disambiguation Crystal Cavern Crystal Grottoes disambig ... more details
Crystal Bay is the name of several places including Incline Village Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay Township, Minnesota disambig de Crystal Bay ... more details
Crystal Peak may refer to Geography Crystal Peak Alaska in Alaska, USA Crystal Peak Arizona in Arizona, USA Crystal Peak California in California, USA Crystal Peak Colorado in Colorado, USA Crystal Peak Tenmile Range in Colorado, USA Crystal Peak Idaho in Idaho, USA Crystal Peak Montana in Montana, USA Crystal Peak Utah in Utah, USA Crystal Peak Washington in Washington, USA Crystal Peak Wyoming in Wyoming, USA Fiction Crystal Peak Terminator , a fallout shelter in the film Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines See also Crystal Palace is sometimes mistakenly called Crystal Peak see Cheyenne Mountain NORAD base disambig ... more details
Crystal City is the name of some places in the United States and Canada Crystal City, Missouri Crystal City, Texas Crystal City, Virginia Crystal City, Manitoba Crystal, North Dakota Books Crystal City novel Crystal City novel by Lee Cloward The Crystal City by Orson Scott Card Other Crystal City, an alternate name for the Crystal Heights development proposed for Washington DC by Frank Lloyd Wright Crystal City, a location on the fictional planet Cybertron in the Transformers mythos See also Crystal Island , a proposed supertall building project in Moscow, Russia disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Crystal City it Crystal City nl Crystal City pl Crystal City pt Crystal City sv Crystal City ... more details
Crystal Beach may refer to one of the following locations Crystal Beach, Ontario Crystal Beach , a community in Fort Erie, Ontario that once housed an amusement park of the same name. Crystal Beach Nepean Crystal Beach , a community located in Ottawa , Ontario . Crystal Beach, Texas Crystal Beach , a popular historical beachfront near Galveston Bay , Texas . Crystal Beach Florida Crystal Beach , an unincorporated community and a beach located in Pinellas County , Florida . geodis de Crystal Beach ... more details
Crystal Castles can refer to Crystal Castles video game Crystal Castles video game , a 1983 arcade and console game released by Atari, Inc. Crystal Castles band , a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. Crystal Castles 2008 album Crystal Castles 2008 album , the self titled debut album by the band. Crystal Castles 2010 album Crystal Castles 2010 album , the second self titled album by the band. disambig de Crystal Castles fr Crystal Castles homonymie it Crystal Castles ru Crystal Castles fi Crystal Castles ... more details
Crystal Tower may refer to Torre de Cristal Spanish language Spanish for Crystal Tower , a building in Madrid Spain . Crystal Tower Dubai Crystal Tower , a building in Dubai Dubai City . Crystal Tower Amsterdam , a 95 meter high rise in Amsterdam disambig id Crystal Tower ... more details
Crystal Township may refer to one of the following townships in the United States Crystal Township, Hancock County, Iowa Crystal Township, Tama County, Iowa Crystal Township, Montcalm County, Michigan Crystal Township, Oceana County, Michigan See also lookfrom Crystal Township geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages ... more details
Crystal Sea may refer to Crystal Sea Masters of the Universe Crystal Sea Masters of the Universe , a setting for the Masters of the Universe toy collection and animated series Crystal Sea Ohio , an artificial water retention pool Crystal Sea rig , a Norwegian Bermudan offshore drilling rig See also Crystal see disambig ... more details
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