Vallecito Dam
Vallecito Dam (National ID # CO01695) is a dam in La Plata County, Colorado, a few miles northeast of Durango.
Trees were cleared for the reservoir by the Civilian Conservation Corps.[1] The earthen dam was constructed in 1940 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 162 feet, and a length at its crest of 4010 feet.[2] It impounds the Los Pinos River for irrigation water storage. The dam is owned by the Bureau and is operated by the local Pine River Irrigation District.
The reservoir it creates, Vallecito Reservoir, has a water surface of 4.3 square miles and a maximum capacity of 125,400 acre-feet.[3] Recreational opportunities include fishing, hunting, boating, camping and hiking.[4]
References[]
- ^ United States. Dept. of the Interior (1942). Annual Report of the Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22.
- ^ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Vallecito+Dam&groupName=Dimensions
- ^ http://findlakes.com/main.php?vallecito
- ^ "Vallecito Reservoir, Colorado".
External links[]
- online recreation page
- Media related to Vallecito Dam at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 37°22′44″N 107°34′25″W / 37.37884°N 107.57353°W
- Dams in Colorado
- Reservoirs in Colorado
- United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
- Buildings and structures in La Plata County, Colorado
- Dams completed in 1940
- Dams in the Colorado River basin
- Bodies of water of La Plata County, Colorado