Abbott Lake Lower Dam

About Abbott Lake Lower Dam

The primary purpose of Abbott Lake Lower Dam 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 Baca, Mike (private). It impounds the Sauz Creek near Rural.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 111 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 55 square miles. Completed in 1912, the structure is over a century 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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 11/13/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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