Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
The dam that made Lake Powell, just upstream of Horseshoe Bend.
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- Region
- Arizona, USA
- Position
- 36.9370, -111.4840
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 953 to 1,383 m (430 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 2× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- Desert
- Group
- Mines, dams and mountain roads
About Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the southwestern United States, located on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, near the city of Page. The 710-foot-high (220 m) dam was built by the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from 1956 to 1966 and forms Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. with a capacity of more than 25 million acre-feet (31 km3). The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a series of deep sandstone gorges now flooded by the reservoir; Lake Powell is named for John Wesley Powell, who in 1869 led the first expedition to traverse the Colorado River's Grand Canyon by boat. Glen Canyon and Lake Powell are managed by the Department of the Interior within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
From Wikipedia: Glen Canyon Dam, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
Where is Glen Canyon Dam?
Glen Canyon Dam is in Arizona, USA at 36.9370, -111.4840. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Glen Canyon Dam model?
The land in this model runs from 953 to 1,383 m (430 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 2 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Glen Canyon Dam?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 17.9 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Glen Canyon Dam model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Glen Canyon Dam model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Glen Canyon Dam terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece, an engineering classroom model or a gift for someone who works there.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on 36.9370, -111.4840. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 2× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
