Water Supply Dams in Colorado

Colorado has 263 water supply dams, of which 127 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Dillon	Summit	310	High	Satisfactory	1963
2	Dillon	Summit	310	High	Satisfactory	1963
3	Strontia Springs	Douglas	299	High	Satisfactory	1982
4	Ridges Basin Dam	La Plata	273	High	Not Available	2008
5	Homestake Project	Eagle	265	High	Satisfactory	1967
6	Cheesman	Jefferson	221	High	Satisfactory	1905
7	Button Rock	Boulder	214	High	Satisfactory	1969
8	North Catamount	Teller	210	High	Satisfactory	1959
9	Williams Fork Main	Grand	209	High	Satisfactory	1959
10	Ralston	Jefferson	204	High	Satisfactory	1937
11	Rueter Hess	Douglas	196	High	Satisfactory	2012
12	Eagle Park Reservoir	Eagle	192	High	Satisfactory	1968
13	Clinton Gulch	Summit	175	High	Satisfactory	1977
14	Senac	Arapahoe	163	High	Satisfactory	1990
15	Loveland Water Storage	Larimer	152	High	Satisfactory	1977
16	Eleven Mile Canyon	Park	151	High	Satisfactory	1932
17	East Branch	Grand	150	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
18	Jerry Creek #2	Mesa	150	High	Satisfactory	1978
19	Stagecoach	Routt	150	High	Satisfactory	1988
20	Joe Wright	Larimer	148	High	Satisfactory	1979
21	Fortune	Jefferson	134	High	Satisfactory	2001
22	Crystal Creek	El Paso	133	High	Fair	1934
23	Meadow Creek	Grand	126	High	Satisfactory	1974
24	Mc Lellan	Arapahoe	125	High	Fair	1964
25	Blunn	Jefferson	125	High	Satisfactory	1979
26	Manitou	El Paso	124	High	Fair	1971
27	Milton Seaman	Larimer	120	High	Satisfactory	1948
28	Rosemont	Teller	120	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
29	Ute Creek	Grand	119	Low	Not Rated	1976
30	Rawhide	Larimer	113	High	Satisfactory	1980
31	Palisade Cabin	Mesa	113	High	Fair	1956
32	Montgomery	Park	112	High	Satisfactory	1956
33	Upper Urad	Clear Creek	111	Low	Not Rated	1965
34	Juniata	Mesa	110	High	Satisfactory	1979
35	Gold Camp	El Paso	103	High	Satisfactory	1954
36	Genesee No. 2	Jefferson	103	High	Satisfactory	2008
37	Mountain View	Archuleta	102	High	Satisfactory	2000
38	Big Tooth	El Paso	102	High	Satisfactory	1927
39	Chase Gulch	Gilpin	100	High	Satisfactory	1996
40	Spinney Mountain	Park	100	High	Satisfactory	1982
41	South Catamount	Teller	100	High	Fair	1935
42	Upper Beaver Brook	Clear Creek	97	High	Satisfactory	1924
43	Regulating Reservoir	El Paso	96	High	Satisfactory	1996
44	North Lake	Las Animas	94	High	Fair	1963
45	Lower Urad	Clear Creek	90	High	Satisfactory	1965
46	Fish Creek	Routt	88	High	Fair	1954
47	Pine Brook	Boulder	84	High	Satisfactory	2006
48	South Platte Reservoir	Arapahoe	83	High	Satisfactory	2007
49	Superior	Boulder	83	High	Satisfactory	1994
50	Great Western	Broomfield	83	High	Fair	1903
51	Summitville Tailings	Rio Grande	83	Low	Not Rated	1968
52	Woodland Park	El Paso	82	High	Fair	1963
53	Valmont 'a'	Boulder	80	High	Fair	1962
54	Clear Creek	Chaffee	80	High	Fair	1910
55	Meridian Lake Park #1	Gunnison	78	Significant	Fair	1980
56	Peterson Lake	Larimer	78	High	Satisfactory	1973
57	Craig Raw Water	Moffat	78	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
58	Pitch Wastewater Treatment	Saguache	78	Low	Satisfactory	1980
59	Upper Blue	Summit	75	High	Satisfactory	1965
60	Crow Lane No. 1	Larimer	74	High	Satisfactory	2008
61	Quincy	Arapahoe	73	High	Satisfactory	1974
62	Black Lake #1	Eagle	73	High	Satisfactory	1939
63	Mason	Teller	73	High	Satisfactory	1903
64	Cerro	Montrose	72	High	Satisfactory	1966
65	Silver Lake	Boulder	70	High	Fair	1887
66	Pinery	Douglas	70	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
67	June Creek	Eagle	70	Low	Not Rated	1980
68	Mccullough	El Paso	70	Significant	Satisfactory	1990
69	Lake Catamount	Routt	69	High	Satisfactory	1974
70	Dunes	Adams	67	High	Satisfactory	2012
71	Lake Dorothy	Las Animas	65	Low	Fair	1937
72	Aurora-rampart	Douglas	62	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
73	Dry Creek	Larimer	62	High	Satisfactory	2007
74	Mc Reynolds	Teller	62	High	Fair	1903
75	Terminal	Broomfield	60	High	Satisfactory	1995
76	Lookout Mountain	Jefferson	60	High	Satisfactory	1903
77	Fruita #2	Mesa	60	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1959
78	Boulder - South	Boulder	59	High	Satisfactory	1955
79	Maple Grove	Jefferson	59	High	Satisfactory	1956
80	Fairview	Montrose	58	High	Fair	1968
81	Nichols	El Paso	57	Low	Not Rated	1929
82	Jerry Creek #1	Mesa	57	High	Satisfactory	1964
83	New Thomas	Weld	57	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
84	Hogchute	Mesa	56	High	Fair	1947
85	Craig Holding & Evaporation Ponds	Moffat	56	Significant	Satisfactory	1978
86	Lake Moraine	El Paso	55	High	Fair	1891
87	South Suburban	El Paso	55	High	Satisfactory	1932
88	Johnson	La Plata	55	High	Satisfactory	1982
89	Lower Beaver Brook	Clear Creek	54	High	Satisfactory	2022
90	Pickle Jar Reservoir	Gilpin	54	Low	Not Rated	2001
91	Miller	Adams	53	Low	Unsatisfactory	2008
92	St. Charles #3	Pueblo	53	High	Fair	1913
93	Green Lake No. 2	Boulder	52	Low	Not Rated	1938
94	Fruita #3	Mesa	52	Low	Satisfactory	1932
95	Hatcher	Archuleta	51	High	Satisfactory	1965
96	Boulder - North	Boulder	51	High	Satisfactory	1955
97	Cripple Creek #2	Teller	51	Significant	Fair	1971
98	Palmer Lake #2	El Paso	50	High	Satisfactory	1904
99	Evergreen	Jefferson	50	High	Fair	1927
100	Fruita #1	Mesa	50	Significant	Fair	1949

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