Smith Reservoir (Costilla County, Colorado)
Smith Reservoir | |
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Smith Reservoir Location in Colorado | |
Location | Costilla County, Colorado |
Coordinates | 37°23′34″N 105°31′50″W / 37.39278°N 105.53056°WCoordinates: 37°23′34″N 105°31′50″W / 37.39278°N 105.53056°W[1] |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Trinchera Creek Sangre de Cristo Creek Ute Creek and several other smaller creeks |
Primary outflows | Trinchera Creek |
Managing agency | Trinchera Irrigation Company[2] |
Designation | Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area |
Built | 1914[3] |
Water volume | 14,058 acre⋅ft (17,340,000 m3)[3] |
Surface elevation | 7,716 ft (2,352 m)[1] |
Frozen | Freezes in winter |
Smith Reservoir is located in Costilla County, Colorado, south of Blanca in the San Luis Valley. The reservoir is owned by the Trinchera Irrigation Company.[2]
Dam[]
The rockfill dam, Smith Dam,[4] was built in 1914 and — according to the National Inventory of Dams — stores 14,058 acre⋅ft (17,340,000 m3) of water.[3] It impounds Trinchera Creek. Sangre de Cristo Creek and several smaller creeks also flow into the reservoir; prior to the reservoir's construction, Sangre de Cristo Creek had its confluence with Trinchera Creek here.
State wildlife area[]
The lake and the land immediately surrounding it are also designated as the Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area. It offers trout fishing, waterfowl hunting, and camping.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Smith Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b The Trinchera Irrigation Company at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 August 2018)
- ^ a b c "Smith Dam". National Inventory of Dams. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Smith Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area" (PDF). Colorado Parks & Wildlife. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
External links[]
Categories:
- Reservoirs in Colorado
- Lakes of Costilla County, Colorado
- Protected areas of Costilla County, Colorado
- Wildlife management areas of Colorado
- Colorado geography stubs