Major Dams and Diversions Along the Colorado
If you add up the total hydroelectric generation of the Colorado River's 100+ dams, the Colorado River generates over 10 trillion KWh of electricity annually, enough to power the entire planet 44 times over--it, of course, doesn't actually do so due to humanity's distance from maximum efficiency of power infrastructure (Bureau of Reclamation).
Below are a few of the Colorado's most important dams, the dams with the most historical significance or the greatest impact on the river as a whole. All pictures below are the property of the United States Bureau of Reclamation or under Creative Commons 2.0 attribution rights..
Below are a few of the Colorado's most important dams, the dams with the most historical significance or the greatest impact on the river as a whole. All pictures below are the property of the United States Bureau of Reclamation or under Creative Commons 2.0 attribution rights..