Wayne N. Aspinall Unit
Three dams comprise the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit on Gunnison River in western Colorado: Blue Mesa Dam, Morrow Point Dam, and Crystal Dam. These three dams and the reservoirs they impound are located within a 40-mile stretch of the river below Gunnison, Colorado. Originally named the Curecanti Unit, the name of this Colorado River Storage Project unit was changed in 1980 to honor Colorado Congressman Wayne N. Aspinall, a strong proponent of water resource development in Colorado and the western states.
Blue Mesa Dam
Morrow Point Dam
Crystal Dam
Facts
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Blue Mesa Dam Construction
Morrow Point Dam construction
Surveyor at Crystal Dam -1975
Highscaler at Blue Mesa - 1966
Last bucket of concrete - Morrow Point
Crystal Dam construction