Echo Canyon

About Echo Canyon

The primary purpose of Echo Canyon is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Colorado Parks And Wildlife (state). It impounds the Echo Canyon near Trujillo.

The dam stands 82 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 118 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 3,063 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 10 square miles. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 04/08/2021.

At 82 feet, this dam is taller than 97% of all dams in the United States.

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