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Intake Structures

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona
· Reclamation: Managing Water in the West
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Eight small buildings on the upstream face of the dam contain equipment used to operate the penstock gates. Each penstock is 15 feet (4.6 meters) in diameter and carries water to one of the turbine generators in the powerplant.
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona
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