Dams in Eagle County, Colorado

32Total Dams
11High Hazard
6Significant

Dam Safety in Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County has 32 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 11 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Eagle County is 83 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Homestake Project at 265 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Homestake ProjectHighSatisfactory265Water Supply1967
Eagle Park ReservoirHighSatisfactory192Water Supply1968
RobinsonHighSatisfactory110Tailings1936
Black Lake #1HighSatisfactory73Water Supply1939
L E D EHighFair57Irrigation1931
Western Hillside ReservoirHighSatisfactory46Other1997
Sylvan LakeHighSatisfactory35Recreation1947
NoeckerHighFair32Irrigation1903
Crooked CreekHighNot Rated25Recreation2012
Benchmark LakeHighFair22Recreation1977
Spring ParkHighFair20Irrigation1911
#1 Tailings PondSignificantNot Available235Tailings
NottinghamSignificantFair36Irrigation1936
WelshSignificantSatisfactory36Irrigation1915
Black Lake #2SignificantSatisfactory30Recreation1957
Willow Spring PondSignificantSatisfactory24Recreation2005
Lake ChristineSignificantUnsatisfactory23Recreation1966
June CreekLowNot Rated70Water Supply1980
LuarkLowNot Rated56Irrigation1947
Chalk MountainLowNot Rated46Water Supply1951
HurtLowNot Rated45Irrigation1949
Olsen #1LowUnsatisfactory38
G G LowerLowSatisfactory26Irrigation1948
Bolts LakeLowFair22Fish and Wildlife Pond1882
Woods LakeLowSatisfactory16Recreation1906
Case #1 DamLowSatisfactory15Fish and Wildlife Pond1908
Alicia LakeLowSatisfactory13Recreation1906
PriceLowNot Rated11Irrigation1946
Hidden SpringLowNot Rated10Recreation1966
Von Springs #1LowNot Rated10Irrigation1898
Smith Park UpperLowNot Rated10Irrigation1912
Kelly PondLowNot Rated7Irrigation1905