Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-33

About Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-33

The primary purpose of Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-33 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Garfield Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Black Bear.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 4,500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 116 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 6,500 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 16 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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. The most recent inspection on record was 12/05/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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