38 (D-93) Page has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. The Glen Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona. It provides water storage for the arid southwestern United States, to 
generate electricity for the region's growing population, and to provide water recreation opportunities. The dam generates 6% of the total electricity generated in Arizona and 13% of that generated in Utah where most of Lake Powell lies.
generate electricity for the region's growing population, and to provide water recreation opportunities. The dam generates 6% of the total electricity generated in Arizona and 13% of that generated in Utah where most of Lake Powell lies. Page is in fact the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000 kilowatts capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the
southeast is the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts.Damming the Colorado river flooded Glen Canyon and created a large reservoir called Lake Powell.
Jane
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VOCABULARY
gateway = entrance
dam = "barrage"
coal = "charbon"
steam = "vapeur"
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