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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. Following the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013, Diablo Canyon is now the only operational nuclear plant in California, as well as the state's largest single power station. It was the subject of ...
Canyon Diablo is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, on the edge of the arroyo Canyon Diablo. The community was settled in 1880 and died out in the early 20th century. The town, which is about 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Meteor Crater, was the closest community to the crater when portions of the meteorite were removed.
Diablo Canyon may refer to: Diablo Canyon, by Outlaws; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California, U.S. Diablo Canyon, a feature of Caja del Rio in New Mexico, U.S.
The Canyon Diablo meteorite refers to the many fragments of the asteroid that created Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater), [3] Arizona, United States. Meteorites have been found around the crater rim, and are named for nearby Canyon Diablo , which lies about three to four miles west of the crater.
The Canyon Diablo shootout was a gunfight between American lawmen and a pair of bandits that occurred on April 8, 1905, in the present-day ghost town of Canyon Diablo, Arizona. On the night before, two men named William Evans and John Shaw robbed a saloon in Winslow and made off with at least $ 200 in coins.
Canyon Diablo ("devil canyon") is the Spanish translation of the Native American name. [3] The Canyon Diablo Bridge , once used by U.S. Route 66 to cross the canyon south of the present I-40 bridges, is on the National Register of Historic Places .
Canyon Diablo may refer to: Canyon Diablo (canyon), Arizona, U.S. Canyon Diablo (meteorite), fragments found in Meteor Crater near the canyon Canyon Diablo Crater, former name of Meteor Crater; Canyon Diablo, Arizona, a ghost town near the canyon; Canyon Diablo Bridge, which crosses the canyon near the ghost town of Two Guns; Canyon Diablo ...
Diablo Canyon (Nuclear) Power Plant, located in San Luis Obispo County California, was originally designed to withstand a 6.75 magnitude earthquake from four faults, including the nearby San Andreas Fault and Hosgri Fault, [1] but was later upgraded to withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake. [2]