Tallest Dams in Colorado

Colorado has 1958 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Morrow Point Dam at 468 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Morrow Point Dam	Montrose	468	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1968
2	Ten Mile Pond #3 Dam	Summit	416	Earth	Tailings	High
3	Blue Mesa Dam	Gunnison	390	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
4	Gross	Boulder	350	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1955
5	Ridgway Dam	Ouray	330	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1987
6	Crystal Dam	Montrose	323	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1977
7	Ruedi Dam	Pitkin	322	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1968
8	Dillon	Summit	310	Earth	Water Supply	High	1963
9	Dillon	Summit	310	Earth	Water Supply	High	1963
10	Green Mountain Dam	Summit	309	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1943
11	Strontia Springs	Douglas	299	Concrete	Water Supply	High	1982
12	Granby Dam	Grand	298	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1950
13	Mcphee Dam	Montezuma	295	Rockfill	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1983
14	Lemon Dam	La Plata	284	Rockfill	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1963
15	Ridges Basin Dam	La Plata	273	Earth	Water Supply	High	2008
16	Homestake Project	Eagle	265	Rockfill	Water Supply	High	1967
17	Rampart	El Paso	250	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1970
18	Pueblo Dam	Pueblo	245	Buttress	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1975
19	Mayflower Pond # 5	Summit	237	Earth	Tailings	High
20	#1 Tailings Pond	Eagle	235	Earth	Tailings	Significant
21	Robinson Tailing Pond #1dam	Summit	235	Earth	Other	High
22	Cheesman	Jefferson	221	Masonry	Water Supply	High	1905
23	Button Rock	Boulder	214	Earth	Water Supply	High	1969
24	Cabin Creek Upper	Clear Creek	210	Rockfill	Hydroelectric	High	1967
25	North Catamount	Teller	210	Earth	Water Supply	High	1959
26	Williams Fork Main	Grand	209	Concrete	Water Supply	High	1959
27	Taylor Park Dam	Gunnison	206	Earth	Irrigation	High	1937
28	Ralston	Jefferson	204	Earth	Water Supply	High	1937
29	Trinidad Dam	Las Animas	203	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1976
30	Paonia Dam	Gunnison	199	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1962
31	Rueter Hess	Douglas	196	Earth	Water Supply	High	2012
32	Eagle Park Reservoir	Eagle	192	Earth	Water Supply	High	1968
33	Cherry Creek Dam	Arapahoe	189	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1953
34	Barker Meadow	Boulder	184	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1909
35	Terrace	Conejos	183	Earth	Irrigation	High	1912
36	Jackson Gulch Dam	Montezuma	180	Earth	Irrigation	High	1949
37	Clinton Gulch	Summit	175	Earth	Water Supply	High	1977
38	Silver Jack Dam	Gunnison	173	Earth	Irrigation	High	1971
39	Senac	Arapahoe	163	Earth	Water Supply	High	1990
40	Crawford Dam	Delta	162	Earth	Irrigation	High	1962
41	Vallecito Dam	La Plata	162	Earth	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1941
42	Sugar Loaf Dam	Lake	162	Earth	Irrigation	High	1968
43	Vega Dam	Mesa	162	Earth	Irrigation	High	1959
44	Horsetooth Dam	Larimer	158	Earth	Irrigation	High	1949
45	Bonny Dam	Yuma	158	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
46	Rifle Gap Dam	Garfield	157	Earth	Irrigation	High	1967
47	Mountain Home	Costilla	153	Earth	Irrigation	High	1908
48	Loveland Water Storage	Larimer	152	Earth	Water Supply	High	1977
49	Eleven Mile Canyon	Park	151	Concrete	Water Supply	High	1932
50	East Branch	Grand	150	Earth	Water Supply	Significant	1971

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