Granby Dam
Granby Dam is an earthfill dam that dams the Colorado River 5.5 miles northeast of Granby, Colorado in Grand County, Colorado. This 298-foot-tall dam was constructed between 1941 and 1950 and has a drainage area of 311 square miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Granby
Granby Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Grand County, near Granby, Colorado, USA
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Grand, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.14826° or 40° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
-105.86756° or 105° 52′ 3″ westElevation
8,284 feet (2,525 metres)Open location code
85GP44XJ+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 431583824OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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“Granby Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Granby Dam”
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