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Blue Mesa Dam
Aerial view of Blue Mesa Dam
About this dam
Built
1962-1965
Purpose
Hydroelectric, Irrigation, Flood Risk Reduction, Recreation
River
Guinnson River
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation
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Communities displaced by this dam
(2)
Cebolla, Colorado
Sapinero, Colorado
Sources
https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=62
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mesa_Dam