Dams in La Plata County, Colorado

34Total Dams

11High Hazard

8Significant

Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Lemon Dam	High	Not Available	284	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1963
Ridges Basin Dam	High	Not Available	273	Water Supply	2008
Vallecito Dam	High	Not Available	162	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1941
Long Hollow	High	Satisfactory	110	Irrigation	2014
Red Mesa Ward	High	Fair	61	Irrigation	1915
Johnson	High	Satisfactory	55	Water Supply	1982
Turner	High	Satisfactory	46	Recreation	1969
Durango Terminal	High	Satisfactory	45	Water Supply	1954
Wommer #1	High	Fair	38	Water Supply	1952
Haviland Lake	High	Satisfactory	27	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1927
Stagecoach	High	Satisfactory	12	Hydroelectric
Keeler	Significant	Fair	50	Recreation	1945
Henderson Lake	Significant	Not Rated	33	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1967
Duncan	Significant	Satisfactory	31	Other	1978
Pastorius - Main Dam	Significant	Not Rated	27	Irrigation	1903
Thibodeaux	Significant	Satisfactory	18	Recreation
Pastorius - East Dike	Significant	Fair	15	Irrigation	1923
Griggs	Significant	Fair	13	Water Supply	1999
Southern Pond Open Space	Significant	Not Rated	11	Flood Risk Reduction	2006
Pine River Watershed P. R. 2	Low	Not Rated	60	Flood Risk Reduction	1968
Pine River Watershed P. R. 1	Low	Not Rated	55	Flood Risk Reduction	1967
Aspaas	Low	Satisfactory	46	Hydroelectric	1980
Charles Lemon R R	Low	Not Rated	39	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1971
Granite Dam	Low	Fair	31	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1983
Upper Railroad	Low	Not Rated	29	Irrigation	1960
Warner #5	Low	Satisfactory	26	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1970
Muleshoe	Low	Not Rated	24	Irrigation	1996
Amber	Low	Not Rated	23	Irrigation	1989
Kem Lake	Low	Not Rated	20	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1984
Taylor	Low	Not Rated	19	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1971
Johnson #2	Low	Not Rated	18	Irrigation
Short	Low	Not Rated	16	Irrigation	1940
Durango #1	Low	Not Rated	16	Water Supply	1899
Lake Of The Pines	Low	Not Rated	11	Water Supply	1920