Love Ranch Evaporation Pond

Love Ranch Evaporation Pond is an earth dam located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Love Ranch Evaporation Pond

Love Ranch Evaporation Pond is a dam in Rio Blanco, Colorado. The dam is owned by Caerus (bowers, David) (private). It impounds the Piceance Creek near Rangely.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 1,150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 58 acre-feet. Completed in 2006, the structure is relatively new.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/12/2020.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateColorado
CountyRio Blanco
Nearest CityRangely
River/StreamPiceance Creek
Coordinates39.89001, -108.29556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length1,150 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage58 acre-ft
Max Storage58 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerCAERUS (BOWERS, DAVID)
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/12/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCO02897
Federal IDCO02897
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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