Fish and Wildlife Dams in Colorado

Colorado has 116 fish and wildlife dams, of which 17 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Mcphee Dam	Montezuma	295	High	Not Available	1983
2	Lemon Dam	La Plata	284	High	Not Available	1963
3	Vallecito Dam	La Plata	162	High	Not Available	1941
4	Elkhead Creek	Moffat	118	High	Satisfactory	1979
5	Big Beaver	Rio Blanco	102	High	Fair	1964
6	Lake Annella	Conejos	77	Low	Not Rated
7	Parvin	Larimer	68	Significant	Satisfactory	1925
8	Longs Peak #2	Boulder	51	Low	Not Rated	1968
9	Upper Dome	Saguache	50	Low	Not Rated	1975
10	Wolf Mountain	Routt	47	Low	Not Rated	1988
11	Spring Creek Dam	Jackson	42	Low	Poor	1978
12	Longs Peak #1	Boulder	41	Low	Satisfactory	1960
13	Apishapa	Las Animas	41	High	Unsatisfactory	1892
14	Boyd Lake	Larimer	40	High	Satisfactory	1900
15	Charles Lemon R R	La Plata	39	Low	Not Rated	1971
16	Jumbo	Logan	38	Low	Satisfactory	1977
17	Macfarlane Dam	Jackson	37	Low	Poor	1911
18	Cedar Springs	Larimer	37	Low	Satisfactory	1969
19	Lagerman	Boulder	36	High	Satisfactory	1878
20	Leuchte #2	Las Animas	35	Low	Fair	1973
21	Metroz Park, Lower	Mineral	35	High	Satisfactory	1907
22	Empire (east Embankment)	Morgan	35	High	Satisfactory	1905
23	Empire (mcintyre Dike)	Weld	35	High	Satisfactory	1905
24	Empire (nw Embankment)	Weld	35	High	Satisfactory	1905
25	Droz Creek	Chaffee	34	Significant	Satisfactory	2000
26	Spanish Peaks Ranch #13	Las Animas	34	Low	Fair	1957
27	Humphreys - Spillway Dam	Mineral	34	High	Satisfactory	1926
28	Empire (outlet Embankment)	Weld	34	High	Satisfactory	1905
29	Henderson Lake	La Plata	33	Significant	Not Rated	1967
30	Roots	Mesa	33	Low	Unsatisfactory	1998
31	Divide Creek Detention Dam	Moffat	33	Low	Unsatisfactory	1959
32	Battlement No 3	Garfield	32	Low	Not Rated	1912
33	Alberta Park	Mineral	32	High	Fair	1953
34	Linn And Clark	Archuleta	31	Significant	Satisfactory	1902
35	Hartman #2 Pond	Grand	31	Low	Fair	1965
36	Granite Dam	La Plata	31	Low	Fair	1983
37	Upper Cogdill	Moffat	30	Low	Fair	1956
38	Mcgechie	Montezuma	30	Significant	Not Rated	1958
39	Jordan #1	Teller	30	Low	Not Rated	1959
40	Watson Lake	Larimer	29	Low	Satisfactory	1964
41	Brush Fence Lake	Archuleta	28	Low	Fair	1970
42	Haviland Lake	La Plata	27	High	Satisfactory	1927
43	Lake Gloria	Rio Blanco	27	Low	Satisfactory	1987
44	Native Lake	Archuleta	26	Low	Satisfactory	1970
45	Rifle Valley	Garfield	26	Low	Satisfactory	1906
46	Warner #5	La Plata	26	Low	Satisfactory	1970
47	Spectacle	San Miguel	26	Low	Satisfactory	1940
48	Jacobs Ladder	Archuleta	25	Low	Not Rated	1981
49	Gold Lake #1	Boulder	24	Significant	Satisfactory	1879
50	Duck Slough	San Juan	24	Low	Satisfactory	1956
51	Lake Forest	Archuleta	23	Low	Satisfactory	1974
52	Hodgson-harris	Boulder	23	Low	Satisfactory	1906
53	Bolts Lake	Eagle	22	Low	Fair	1882
54	Chief Creek #4	Yuma	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1956
55	Double Retention Dam	Garfield	21	Low	Not Rated	1959
56	Muskrat Dam	Jackson	21	Low	Fair	1985
57	Schafer Reservoir	Lincoln	21	Low	Not Rated	1973
58	Wilson	Moffat	21	Low	Satisfactory	1941
59	Upper Michigan	Park	21	Low	Not Rated	1889
60	Elk Creek #1	Rio Grande	21	Low	Satisfactory	1946
61	Maria	Huerfano	20	Low	Not Rated	1887
62	Kem Lake	La Plata	20	Low	Not Rated	1984
63	Lower Michigan	Park	20	Low	Fair	1889
64	Cushman	San Miguel	20	Low	Not Rated	1978
65	Gold Lake #2	Boulder	19	Significant	Satisfactory	1879
66	Tumblesom	Boulder	19	Low	Fair	1918
67	Silver Lakes #2	Conejos	19	Low	Not Rated	1910
68	Battlement No 1	Garfield	19	Low	Not Rated	1912
69	Lake Manchester	Gilpin	19	Low	Satisfactory	1895
70	Taylor	La Plata	19	Low	Not Rated	1971
71	Frederick	Weld	19	Significant	Satisfactory	1892
72	Castle #4	Hinsdale	18	Low	Not Rated	1928
73	Nakomis Lake	Larimer	18	Low	Satisfactory	1920
74	Diemer Reservoir	Pitkin	18	Low	Not Rated	1929
75	Lazy O Reservoir No 2	Pitkin	18	Significant	Fair	1990
76	Mead	Weld	18	Low	Fair
77	Regan	Hinsdale	17	Low	Fair	1906
78	Franz #1	Chaffee	16	Low	Fair	1928
79	Werhonig & Gardner	Garfield	16	Low	Not Rated	1912
80	Flannery	Garfield	16	Significant	Fair	1990
81	Nofstger	Routt	16	Low	Satisfactory	1908
82	Case #1 Dam	Eagle	15	Low	Satisfactory	1908
83	Troutvale #2 (lower)	Hinsdale	15	Significant	Fair	1940
84	Wade	Jackson	15	Low	Fair	1948
85	Lost Lake	Larimer	15	Low	Satisfactory	1929
86	Lily Lake Dam	Larimer	15	High	Not Available	1913
87	Skinny Fish Reservoir	Garfield	14	Significant	Not Rated	1966
88	Hiawatha	Larimer	14	Significant	Satisfactory	1888
89	Theos Reservoir #1	Rio Blanco	14	Low	Satisfactory	1973
90	Mose Davis #2	Weld	14	Low	Satisfactory	1906
91	White Owl Dam	Garfield	13	Low	Not Rated	1967
92	Glacier Spg Retaining Pond	Mesa	13	Significant	Not Rated	1934
93	Bulkley Dam	Routt	13	Low	Not Rated	1904
94	Banner Lake #5	Weld	13	Low	Not Rated	1960
95	Anderson Reservoir	Garfield	12	Low	Not Rated	1967
96	Troutvale #1 (upper)	Hinsdale	12	Significant	Fair	1911
97	Soward #2	Mineral	12	Low	Satisfactory	1910
98	Lake Mary	Adams	11	Low	Not Rated	1960
99	Mower	Jefferson	11	Low	Not Rated	1885
100	Mitchell #3	Larimer	11	Low	Not Rated	1890

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