Bar-bee Lake

Bar-bee Lake is an earth dam located in Routt County, Colorado, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Bar-bee Lake

The primary purpose of Bar-bee Lake is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Clay Development & Construction, Inc. (robert Clay (private). It impounds the Beaver Creek near Steamboat Springs.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1974, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 06/04/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateColorado
CountyRoutt
Nearest CitySteamboat Springs
River/StreamBeaver Creek
Coordinates40.20000, -106.77390

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length225 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Max Discharge2,050 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCLAY DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION, INC. (ROBERT CLAY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection06/04/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCO01859
Federal IDCO01859
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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