Omid Regulating Reservoir

Omid Regulating Reservoir is an earth dam located in Mesa County, Colorado, built in 2016. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/19/2018
Height51 ft
Built201610 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 51 ft
51 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

51 ft tall and 2,034 ft long, taller than 93% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Omid Regulating Reservoir

Omid Regulating Reservoir is a dam in Mesa, Colorado. The dam is owned by Bureau of Reclamation (federal).

The dam stands 51 feet tall and stretches 2,034 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet. Completed in 2016, 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 11/19/2018.

At 51 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateColorado
CountyMesa
Coordinates39.02861, -108.50304

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height51 ft
Dam Length2,034 ft
Year Completed2016 (10 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/19/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCO03098
Federal IDCO03098
More InfoState Dam Safety Program