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The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" by John Wesley Powell during his 1869 expedition down the Green River, due to the spectacular, gorgeous red sandstone cliffs that surround this part of the river. [2] The Flaming Gorge reservoir was created by the 1964 construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam across the Green River.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Wyoming, on the Green River, impounded behind the Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The reservoir stores 3,788,900 acre-feet (4.6735 × 10 9 m 3) of water when measured at an elevation of 6,040 feet (1,841 m) above sea-level (maximum).
The CDP is located in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, ... The hottest temperature recorded in Flaming Gorge was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 14, 2002, while ...
Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin-arch dam on the Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River, ... The dam's hydroelectric power plant is located at its base.
Flaming Gorge can refer to: . Flaming Gorge Dam, the dam in northeastern Utah, United States that forms the Flaming Gorge Reservoir; Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, a recreation area surrounding the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in northern eastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming in the Western United States
The Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a popular recreational feature located at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir within Ashley National Forest. It is in Flaming Gorge, a partially submerged canyon on the Green River .
To get to this place: The Red River Gorge is located about a hour east of Lexington, Kentucky. Take I-64 East to Bert T Combs Mountain highway. Then continue to Slade (exit 33). To enter the Gorge ...
The Flaming Gorge - Uintas Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the state of Utah.It spans approximately 80 miles (130 km) as it travels from Vernal, Utah northward through the Ashley National Forest and the Uintah Mountains to the area around Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in the northeastern corner of the state.