Willow Creek Dam (Colorado)

Willow Creek Dam
Willow Creek Dam
Country	United States
Location	Grand County, Colorado
Status	Operational
Construction began	1951
Opening date	1953
Designed by	United States Bureau of Reclamation

Willow Creek Dam (National ID # CO01670) is a dam in Grand County, Colorado.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1951 and 1953 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 127 feet (39 m), and a length of 1,100 feet (340 m) at its crest.^[1] It impounds Willow Creek for irrigation water storage and hydroelectric power, part of the Bureau's larger Colorado-Big Thompson Project. The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Willow Creek Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 303 acres (123 ha), and has a maximum capacity of 11,177 acre-feet (13,787,000 m³).^[2] Recreation includes camping and fishing (for brown trout, rainbow trout, and salmon).^[3]

References

^ "Willow Creek Co Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ "Willow Creek". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ "Willow Creek Reservoir, Colorado". Recreation.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

40°08′51″N 105°56′31″W / 40.14749°N 105.94191°W / 40.14749; -105.94191

[1] "Willow Creek Co Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

[2] "Willow Creek". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-09-17.

[3] "Willow Creek Reservoir, Colorado". Recreation.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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