Dams in Mesa County, Colorado
126Total Dams
27High Hazard
30Significant
Dam Safety in Mesa County, Colorado
Mesa County has 126 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 27 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 30 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Mesa County is 87 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Vega Dam at 162 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Dam | High | Not Available | 162 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Jerry Creek #2 | High | Satisfactory | 150 | Water Supply | 1978 |
| Palisade Cabin | High | Fair | 113 | Water Supply | 1956 |
| Juniata | High | Satisfactory | 110 | Water Supply | 1979 |
| Upper Highline | High | Satisfactory | 98 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Indian Wash Det. | High | Fair | 80 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Jerry Creek #1 | High | Satisfactory | 57 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Hogchute | High | Fair | 56 | Water Supply | 1947 |
| Somerville-mccullah | High | Fair | 46 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Hallenbeck #1 | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Water Supply | 1970 |
| Jerry Creek Dike 1 | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1978 |
| Leach Creek Detention Basin | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2015 |
| Bonham-wells | High | Fair | 38 | Irrigation | 1900 |
| Hallenbeck #2 | High | Fair | 36 | Water Supply | 1943 |
| Parker Basin #3 | High | Fair | 36 | Irrigation | 1899 |
| Y T Ranch | High | Unsatisfactory | 35 | Recreation | 1911 |
| Big Creek #3 | High | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1893 |
| Bull Creek #4 | High | Fair | 32 | Irrigation | 1901 |
| Cottonwood #1 | High | Fair | 31 | Irrigation | 1894 |
| Leon Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 30 | Irrigation | 1898 |
| Flowing Park | High | Fair | 27 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| Bosley Wash Detention Basin | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2019 |
| Cottonwood #5 | High | Fair | 24 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Big Creek #1 | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Irrigation | 1893 |
| Cottonwood #4 | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Irrigation | 1896 |
| Kitson | High | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Coon Creek #1 | High | Fair | 19 | Irrigation | 1900 |
| Fruita #2 | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 60 | Water Supply | 1959 |
| Gobbo #3 | Significant | Fair | 57 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Craig #2 | Significant | Fair | 55 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| Fruita #1 | Significant | Fair | 50 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Gobbo #1 | Significant | Fair | 44 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Currier #2 | Significant | Fair | 44 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Craig #1 | Significant | Fair | 38 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Big Beaver | Significant | Fair | 37 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Alsbury | Significant | Fair | 36 | Irrigation | 1996 |
| Anderson #2 | Significant | Fair | 35 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Monument #1 | Significant | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| Deep Creek #2 | Significant | Fair | 31 | Irrigation | 1906 |
| Gardner Lake | Significant | Fair | 30 | Water Supply | 1980 |
| Anderson #1 | Significant | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1963 |
| Blackman_* | Significant | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1911 |
| Casto | Significant | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Colby Horse Park | Significant | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1956 |
| Bull Creek #5 | Significant | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1901 |
| Bolen | Significant | Fair | 25 | Water Supply | 1973 |
| Mesa Creek #1 | Significant | Fair | 25 | Irrigation | 1893 |
| Mesa Creek #4 | Significant | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1892 |
| Mesa Creek #3 | Significant | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1890 |
| Grand Mesa #1 | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Irrigation | 1887 |
| Bull Basin #2 | Significant | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Grand Mesa #8 | Significant | Fair | 21 | Irrigation | 1901 |
| Rapid Creek #1 | Significant | Fair | 21 | Irrigation | 1934 |
| Cottonwood #2 | Significant | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1895 |
| Jumbo Mesa Creek 5 | Significant | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Glacier Spg Retaining Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1934 |
| Currier | Significant | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Fruita #3 | Low | Satisfactory | 52 | Water Supply | 1932 |
| Omid Regulating Reservoir | Low | Not Available | 51 | 2016 | |
| Ruby Lee | Low | Not Rated | 50 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Beaver-huffington | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Aubert | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Mole-richardson #2 | Low | Fair | 40 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Gobbo #2 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Recreation | 1940 |
| G.h. And S. #2 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Mack Mesa | Low | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Mckelvie #1 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Joe King #2 | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| Thompson #2 | Low | Fair | 34 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Mole-richardson #3 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Roots | Low | Unsatisfactory | 33 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Mirror Lake #1 | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Water Supply | 1957 |
| King #3 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Badger Detention | Low | Unsatisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Cheney | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Molina Equalizing Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Available | 30 | 1962 | |
| Reeder | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1889 |
| Soap Retenton Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Debris Control | 1960 |
| Bunkwater Ridge Retention Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Palisade #3 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Water Supply | 1928 |
| Duvall #1 | Low | Fair | 29 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Middle Canyon Creek | Low | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1980 |
| Deer Retention Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Debris Control | 1960 |
| Anderson Brothers #1 | Low | Unsatisfactory | 27 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Bunkwater Retention Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Schorn Fish Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1935 |
| West Badger Detention | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Bull Creek #3 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Irrigation | 1895 |
| Hartman Retention | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Hawxhurst | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Anderson #6 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Water Supply | 1929 |
| Michaelson #1 | Low | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1926 |
| Grove Creek #1 | Low | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Irrigation | 1894 |
| Grand Mesa #6 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Monument #2 | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Bull Basin #1 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Dawson | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Six & Fifty Detention Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Debris Control | 1957 |
| Bolen, Anderson, Jacobs | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | Water Supply | 1969 |
| Big Creek #5 | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | Irrigation | 1894 |
| Burg | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Irrigation | |
| Parker Basin #1 | Low | Fair | 18 | Irrigation | 1899 |
| Parker Basin #2 | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Irrigation | 1889 |
| Big Creek #4 | Low | Unsatisfactory | 18 | Irrigation | 1893 |
| Rapid Creek #2 | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Kirkendall | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Twin Basin | Low | Fair | 17 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| King #2 | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Water Supply | 1940 |
| Coon Creek #3 | Low | Fair | 16 | Irrigation | 1895 |
| Kendall | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1926 |
| Grove Creek #2 | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Grand Mesa #9 | Low | Fair | 15 | Irrigation | 1904 |
| Fred Decamp | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Irrigation | 1931 |
| Mesa Creek #2 | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Grand Valley Diversion Dam | Low | Not Available | 14 | 1916 | |
| Casement | Low | Fair | 13 | Irrigation | 2007 |
| Bull Creek #1 | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1895 |
| Redlands | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Irrigation | 1917 |
| Lost Lake | Low | Fair | 12 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Scales #1 (lower) | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Coon Creek #2 | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Irrigation | 1900 |
| Bull Creek #2 | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Irrigation | 1895 |
| Long Slough | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Chambers | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | 1903 |
| Scales #3 (upper) | Low | Not Rated | 9 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Jensen | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Irrigation | 1913 |