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| has gloss | (noun) a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona Glen Canyon Dam |
| has gloss | eng: Glen Canyon Dam is a large dam on the Colorado River. It is located in Page, Arizona. The dam is 583 feet high and it is 1,560 feet wide. It creates Lake Powell which is 186 miles long. The purpose of the dam is to create electricity and to prevent floods. The reservoir can store 27 million acre-feet of water (which is the amount of water that can cover one acre to 1 foot deep). Construction of the dam began in 1956. It was able to begin storing the flow of the river in 1963. |
| has gloss | eng: The Glen Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona, USA. It provides water storage for the arid southwestern United States, to generate electricity for the region's growing population, and to provide water recreation opportunities. The dam generates an average of 451 megawatts, 6% of the total electricity generated in Arizona and 13% of that generated in Utah where most of Lake Powell resides, which amounts to a total carbon dioxide savings of over 5 million metric tons, although it has a maximum capacity of 1300 megawatts. Damming the river flooded Glen Canyon and created a large reservoir called Lake Powell. |
| lexicalization | eng: Glen Canyon Dam |
| instance of | (noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea dike, dyke, dam |
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| has gloss | cat: La presa de Glen Canyon és un embassament del Riu Colorado, al sud-oest dels Estats Units. Es troba situada prop de la ciutat de Page al comtat de Coconino, a Arizona. Va ser construïda entre 1957 i 1964, formant el llac Powell més amunt. Lobjectiu de lembassament és la generació delectricitat i la prevenció dinundacions. |
| lexicalization | cat: Presa de Glen Canyon |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Die Glen-Canyon-Staumauer (Glen Canyon Dam) ist eine Bogengewichtsmauer, die den Colorado River in Arizona anstaut. Ausgehend vom Stauinhalt ist der entstandene Stausee, der Lake Powell nach dem Lake Mead der zweitgrößte Stausee der USA. |
| lexicalization | deu: Glen-Canyon-Staudamm |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Le barrage de Glen Canyon est situé sur le Colorado dans l'Arizona, au sud-ouest des États-Unis, près de la ville de Page dans le comté de Coconino. Il fut construit entre 1957 et 1964 et entraîna la formation du lac Powell en amont. |
| lexicalization | fra: Barrage de glen canyon |
| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: グレンキャニオンダムとはアメリカ、アリゾナ州のページにあるコロラド川のダム。 人造湖、パウエル湖を作る。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: グレンキャニオンダム |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: De Glen Canyon Dam is een stuwdam van de rivier de Colorado bij Page in Arizona in de Verenigde Staten. Het doel van de dam is het verstrekken van wateropslag voor de zuidwestelijke Verenigde Staten en om elektriciteit op te wekken voor de in de regio's groeiende bevolking. Er ontstond een groot stuwmeer, het Powellmeer. |
| lexicalization | nld: Glen Canyon Dam |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Glen Canyon-demningen (engelsk: Glen Canyon Dam) er en demning med et vannkraftverk som ligger i Colorado River i staten Arizona i USA, ved byen Page. I elveløpet skaper reservoaret vannreserver for det tørre området rundt, og gir elektrisitet til industri og boliger. Ved samme tettsted ligger også det kullfyrte varmekraftverket Navajo kraftverk, som yter 2 280 MW. |
| lexicalization | nor: Glen Canyon-demningen |
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| part of | (noun) a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon Arizona, AZ, Grand Canyon State |
| similar | e/Glen Canyon Dam |
| similar | e/simple/Glen Canyon Dam |
| Media | |
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| media:img | DamGlenCanyonPower.JPG |
| media:img | Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell, Arizona.JPG |
| media:img | Glen Canyon Dam.jpg |
| media:img | Glen Dam bridge.JPG |
| media:img | Glen canyon dam.jpg |
| media:img | Glen-Canyon-Staudamm.jpg |
| media:img | GlenCanyonDamUpstream5446.JPG |
| media:img | Turbine runner glen canyon.jpg |
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