Tharp Patricia Bobby
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" Today, few visitors gazing upon the beautiful, blue waters of Navajo Lake know that four communities were obliterated and according to Frances Swadesh nearly 200 families were displaced to build the dam. The confluence of the Piedra, San Juan and Los Pinos Rivers is no more. In 1958, construction of Navajo Dam began, and by 20 April 1963, when it opened, reservoir waters would eventually "create a relatively deep but narrow reservoir extending 35...
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2019
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History of families moved from the Navajo Dam area. Today, few visitors gazing upon the beautiful blue waters of Navajo Lake know that four communities were obliterated and nearly 200 families displaced to build the dam. In 1958, construction of Navajo Dam began, and by April 20, 1963, when it opened, reservoir waters engulfed the 30 mile section of the rivers. It was part of the Colorado River Storage Project.