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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large Reservoir and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people....
 located in the states of Wyoming
Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
 and Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The centerpiece of the recreation area is the 91 mile (145.6 kilometer) long Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, on the Green River , created by the Flaming Gorge Dam. The nearest towns are Manila, Dutch John and Vernal Utah, and Rock Springs and Green River, Wyoming....
, a reservoir created by the Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Dam

The Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin-arch dam on the Green River in the U.S. state of Utah. Built in Red Canyon from 1958 to 1964, it plays an instrumental role in the Colorado River Storage Project , which regulates storage capacity on the upper Colorado and its tributaries....
 along the Green River
Green River (Utah)

The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The Green River itself is 730 mi long. The Green River Basin covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado....
 in 1964. The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" by John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell was a United States soldier, geology, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, a three-month river trip down the Green River and Colorado River rivers that included the first passage through the Grand Canyon....
 during his 1869 expedition down the Green River due to the spectacular red rock cliffs that surround the river in this area.






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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large Reservoir and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people....
 located in the states of Wyoming
Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
 and Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The centerpiece of the recreation area is the 91 mile (145.6 kilometer) long Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, on the Green River , created by the Flaming Gorge Dam. The nearest towns are Manila, Dutch John and Vernal Utah, and Rock Springs and Green River, Wyoming....
, a reservoir created by the Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Dam

The Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin-arch dam on the Green River in the U.S. state of Utah. Built in Red Canyon from 1958 to 1964, it plays an instrumental role in the Colorado River Storage Project , which regulates storage capacity on the upper Colorado and its tributaries....
 along the Green River
Green River (Utah)

The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The Green River itself is 730 mi long. The Green River Basin covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado....
 in 1964. The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" by John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell was a United States soldier, geology, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, a three-month river trip down the Green River and Colorado River rivers that included the first passage through the Grand Canyon....
 during his 1869 expedition down the Green River due to the spectacular red rock cliffs that surround the river in this area. Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is administered by the Ashley National Forest
Ashley National Forest

Ashley National Forest is a national forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming in the United States. The popular Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is located within the forest....
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Activities in the recreation
Recreation

Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or rest, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner....
 area include camping
Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, get away from urban areas, their home region or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or more nights, usually at a campsite....
, hiking
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
, boating
Boating

Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by boat typically refers to the recreational use of boats whether power boats, Sailing, or yachts , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing....
 and fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
 on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and rafting
Rafting

Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers....
 on the portion of the Green River downstream from Flaming Gorge Dam.

Flaming Gorge Dam is used to generate hydroelectric power. Three turbines and generators at the base of the dam have the capacity to produce 50,650 kilowatts of electrical power
Electric power

Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt .When electric current flows in a circuit, it can transfer energy to do mechanical work or work ....
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