Recreation Dams in Colorado

Colorado has 227 recreation dams, of which 45 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Beaver Park	Rio Grande	114	High	Satisfactory	1912
2	Lester Creek	Routt	110	High	Fair	1962
3	Two Buttes	Baca	106	High	Satisfactory	1908
4	Williams Creek	Hinsdale	100	High	Satisfactory	1958
5	Willow Creek	Routt	100	High	Fair	1966
6	Upper Highline	Mesa	98	High	Satisfactory	1967
7	Lake Isabel	Pueblo	98	High	Not Rated	1937
8	Wildcat	Pitkin	94	High	Fair	1953
9	Bristlecone	El Paso	88	Significant	Satisfactory	1986
10	Miramonte	San Miguel	87	High	Unsatisfactory	1978
11	Teller	Pueblo	85	High	Fair	1908
12	Echo Canyon	Archuleta	82	Significant	Fair	1969
13	Skaguay	Teller	79	Significant	Fair	1901
14	Meadow Creek	Garfield	77	High	Fair	1958
15	Spring Creek	Gunnison	76	High	Unsatisfactory	1961
16	North Michigan Creek	Jackson	75	Significant	Satisfactory	1963
17	Goose Pasture Tarn	Summit	71	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
18	Tarryall	Park	70	High	Unsatisfactory	1929
19	Big Meadows - Main Dam	Mineral	69	High	Satisfactory	1968
20	South Lake	El Paso	65	High	Satisfactory	1973
21	Little King Ranch	Grand	65	High	Unsatisfactory	1968
22	Grizzly	Pitkin	65	High	Fair	1930
23	Quaintance	Jefferson	62	Low	Not Rated	1984
24	John Townsend	El Paso	60	Low	Poor	1885
25	Karval	Lincoln	60	Low	Not Rated	1959
26	Trujillo Meadows	Conejos	57	High	Fair	1956
27	Pinon	El Paso	55	Significant	Satisfactory	1986
28	Timberline	Jefferson	55	Low	Fair
29	La Jara - Dam No. 1	Conejos	54	Significant	Fair	1906
30	Wagon Tongue #2	Park	54	Low	Fair	1974
31	Pringtime	Teller	52	Significant	Satisfactory	1974
32	Magnuson #1	Teller	52	Low	Not Rated	1969
33	Rito Hondo	Hinsdale	50	High	Unsatisfactory	1956
34	Keeler	La Plata	50	Significant	Fair	1945
35	Lake Deborah	Pitkin	49	High	Fair	1962
36	Hoder Recreation	Teller	49	Low	Not Rated	1963
37	Valley No. 2	El Paso	48	High	Unsatisfactory	1906
38	Lone Pine	Larimer	48	Low	Not Rated	1979
39	Upper Black Creek Res	Summit	48	Significant	Not Rated	1957
40	Turner	La Plata	46	High	Satisfactory	1969
41	Town Center	Archuleta	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1973
42	Wauconda	Douglas	45	Significant	Fair	1974
43	Burgess #1	Teller	45	Significant	Fair	1965
44	J. O. Hill	Douglas	44	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
45	Winslow	Routt	44	Low	Not Rated	1998
46	Elk Lake #1	Teller	44	Low	Fair	1971
47	Heart Lake	Garfield	43	High	Fair	1953
48	Lake Arrowhead	Gunnison	43	Significant	Fair	1979
49	Camp Alexander	Park	43	Low	Fair	1964
50	Chapman Reservoir	Pitkin	43	High	Not Rated	1938
51	Lake Roslyn	Jackson	42	Significant	Fair	1938
52	Aubert	Mesa	42	Low	Not Rated	1974
53	Garnet Mesa	Delta	41	High	Fair	1954
54	Flagler	Kit Carson	41	High	Unsatisfactory	1965
55	Poose Creek	Rio Blanco	41	Low	Not Rated	1969
56	Skeel	Denver	40	High	Unsatisfactory	1900
57	Valley No. 1	El Paso	40	High	Unsatisfactory	1901
58	Upper Stillwater	Garfield	40	Low	Satisfactory	1965
59	Ginger Quill	Jackson	40	Low	Not Rated	1968
60	Gobbo #2	Mesa	40	Low	Not Rated	1940
61	Lake Creek	Routt	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1956
62	Kelly	Routt	40	Low	Satisfactory	1964
63	Lake Capote	Archuleta	39	High	Satisfactory	1948
64	Jones	Grand	39	Significant	Fair	1937
65	Turks Pond	Baca	38	Low	Satisfactory	1952
66	Muddy Creek	Grand	38	Low	Fair	1954
67	Wagon Tongue	Park	38	High	Satisfactory	1960
68	Hahns Peak	Routt	38	Low	Satisfactory	1978
69	Upper Three Mile #1	Jackson	37	Low	Satisfactory	2006
70	Hiwan #4	Jefferson	37	Low	Fair	1963
71	Meadow Lake	Larimer	37	Low	Fair	1957
72	Beaver Lake	Rio Blanco	37	Low	Satisfactory	1962
73	Harwood's Storage Reservoir	Jefferson	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1955
74	Fox Acres #2	Larimer	36	Low	Not Rated	1972
75	Mack Mesa	Mesa	36	Low	Fair	1952
76	Joe Wilson Recr.	Teller	36	Low	Not Rated	1964
77	North Fork	Chaffee	35	High	Satisfactory	1953
78	Sylvan Lake	Eagle	35	High	Satisfactory	1947
79	Dowdy Lake	Larimer	35	Significant	Satisfactory	1962
80	Y T Ranch	Mesa	35	High	Unsatisfactory	1911
81	Rule Creek	Teller	35	Low	Not Rated	1939
82	Pomona No. 2 And No. 3	Jefferson	34	Significant	Satisfactory	1972
83	Buckley Dam	Arapahoe	33	Low	Satisfactory	1960
84	Rock Gap	Grand	33	Low	Satisfactory	1966
85	Eagle Scout Lake	Pueblo	33	Low	Not Rated	1965
86	Ball Lake	Rio Blanco	33	Low	Satisfactory	1980
87	Prospect Lake	El Paso	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1954
88	L.g. Kinney	Lincoln	32	Low	Fair	1939
89	King #3	Mesa	32	Low	Not Rated	1940
90	Community Pond	Montrose	32	Low	Fair
91	Waneka	Boulder	31	High	Satisfactory	1865
92	Freeman	Moffat	31	Low	Not Rated	1965
93	La Jara - Dam No. 2	Conejos	30	Significant	Satisfactory	1906
94	Baxter	Delta	30	Low	Satisfactory	1937
95	Black Lake #2	Eagle	30	Significant	Satisfactory	1957
96	Ketner	Jefferson	30	High	Satisfactory	1961
97	Bayou Salado	Park	30	Low	Not Rated	1968
98	Martin Lake	Huerfano	29	High	Satisfactory	1910
99	Petry	Jackson	29	Low	Satisfactory	1964
100	Fairway	Larimer	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1964

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