Wigwam Bay Wildlife Area Dike

About Wigwam Bay Wildlife Area Dike

The primary purpose of Wigwam Bay Wildlife Area Dike is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mdnr Wildlife (state). It impounds the Old Rifle River Channel near Wigwam Bay.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 26,000 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 750 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,700 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1940, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 04/22/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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