Dams in Mesa County, Colorado

126Total Dams
27High Hazard
30Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Vega DamHighNot Available162Irrigation1959
Jerry Creek #2HighSatisfactory150Water Supply1978
Palisade CabinHighFair113Water Supply1956
JuniataHighSatisfactory110Water Supply1979
Upper HighlineHighSatisfactory98Recreation1967
Indian Wash Det.HighFair80Flood Risk Reduction1965
Jerry Creek #1HighSatisfactory57Water Supply1964
HogchuteHighFair56Water Supply1947
Somerville-mccullahHighFair46Irrigation1972
Hallenbeck #1HighSatisfactory43Water Supply1970
Jerry Creek Dike 1HighSatisfactory40Water Supply1978
Leach Creek Detention BasinHighFair39Flood Risk Reduction2015
Bonham-wellsHighFair38Irrigation1900
Hallenbeck #2HighFair36Water Supply1943
Parker Basin #3HighFair36Irrigation1899
Y T RanchHighUnsatisfactory35Recreation1911
Big Creek #3HighFair35Irrigation1893
Bull Creek #4HighFair32Irrigation1901
Cottonwood #1HighFair31Irrigation1894
Leon LakeHighUnsatisfactory30Irrigation1898
Flowing ParkHighFair27Water Supply1973
Bosley Wash Detention BasinHighSatisfactory26Flood Risk Reduction2019
Cottonwood #5HighFair24Irrigation1909
Big Creek #1HighSatisfactory23Irrigation1893
Cottonwood #4HighSatisfactory22Irrigation1896
KitsonHighFair20Irrigation1911
Coon Creek #1HighFair19Irrigation1900
Fruita #2SignificantUnsatisfactory60Water Supply1959
Gobbo #3SignificantFair57Irrigation1973
Craig #2SignificantFair55Irrigation1960
Fruita #1SignificantFair50Water Supply1949
Gobbo #1SignificantFair44Irrigation1973
Currier #2SignificantFair44Irrigation1968
Craig #1SignificantFair38Irrigation1951
Big BeaverSignificantFair37Irrigation1947
AlsburySignificantFair36Irrigation1996
Anderson #2SignificantFair35Water Supply1974
Monument #1SignificantFair35Irrigation1960
Deep Creek #2SignificantFair31Irrigation1906
Gardner LakeSignificantFair30Water Supply1980
Anderson #1SignificantFair29Water Supply1963
Blackman_*SignificantNot Rated27Recreation1911
CastoSignificantFair26Irrigation1940
Colby Horse ParkSignificantFair26Irrigation1956
Bull Creek #5SignificantFair26Irrigation1901
BolenSignificantFair25Water Supply1973
Mesa Creek #1SignificantFair25Irrigation1893
Mesa Creek #4SignificantFair23Irrigation1892
Mesa Creek #3SignificantFair23Irrigation1890
Grand Mesa #1SignificantUnsatisfactory22Irrigation1887
Bull Basin #2SignificantFair22Irrigation1953
Grand Mesa #8SignificantFair21Irrigation1901
Rapid Creek #1SignificantFair21Irrigation1934
Cottonwood #2SignificantFair20Irrigation1895
Jumbo Mesa Creek 5SignificantNot Rated19Recreation1963
Glacier Spg Retaining PondSignificantNot Rated13Fish and Wildlife Pond1934
CurrierSignificantNot Rated11Recreation1939
Fruita #3LowSatisfactory52Water Supply1932
Omid Regulating ReservoirLowNot Available512016
Ruby LeeLowNot Rated50Irrigation1922
Beaver-huffingtonLowNot Rated44Irrigation1957
AubertLowNot Rated42Recreation1974
Mole-richardson #2LowFair40Irrigation1973
Gobbo #2LowNot Rated40Recreation1940
G.h. And S. #2LowNot Rated38Irrigation1950
Mack MesaLowFair36Recreation1952
Mckelvie #1LowNot Rated36Irrigation1911
Joe King #2LowFair35Irrigation2008
Thompson #2LowFair34Irrigation1953
Mole-richardson #3LowNot Rated33Irrigation1973
RootsLowUnsatisfactory33Fish and Wildlife Pond1998
Mirror Lake #1LowSatisfactory33Water Supply1957
King #3LowNot Rated32Recreation1940
Badger DetentionLowUnsatisfactory31Flood Risk Reduction1957
CheneyLowSatisfactory30Irrigation1908
Molina Equalizing Reservoir DamLowNot Available301962
ReederLowNot Rated30Irrigation1889
Soap Retenton DamLowNot Rated30Debris Control1960
Bunkwater Ridge Retention DamLowFair30Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1960
Palisade #3LowNot Rated29Water Supply1928
Duvall #1LowFair29Irrigation1947
Middle Canyon CreekLowFair28Irrigation1980
Deer Retention Dam #1LowNot Rated27Debris Control1960
Anderson Brothers #1LowUnsatisfactory27Irrigation1940
Bunkwater Retention DamLowFair26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1960
Schorn Fish PondLowSatisfactory26Recreation1935
West Badger DetentionLowSatisfactory25Flood Risk Reduction1962
Bull Creek #3LowSatisfactory25Irrigation1895
Hartman RetentionLowSatisfactory24Flood Risk Reduction1957
HawxhurstLowSatisfactory24Irrigation1911
Anderson #6LowNot Rated23Water Supply1929
Michaelson #1LowFair22Irrigation1926
Grove Creek #1LowUnsatisfactory22Irrigation1894
Grand Mesa #6LowNot Rated21Irrigation1966
Monument #2LowFair20Irrigation1954
Bull Basin #1LowNot Rated20Irrigation1920
DawsonLowNot Rated20Irrigation1911
Six & Fifty Detention DamLowNot Rated20Debris Control1957
Bolen, Anderson, JacobsLowSatisfactory19Water Supply1969
Big Creek #5LowSatisfactory19Irrigation1894
BurgLowNot Rated18Irrigation
Parker Basin #1LowFair18Irrigation1899
Parker Basin #2LowNot Rated18Irrigation1889
Big Creek #4LowUnsatisfactory18Irrigation1893
Rapid Creek #2LowNot Rated17Irrigation1946
KirkendallLowNot Rated17Irrigation1952
Twin BasinLowFair17Irrigation1912
King #2LowSatisfactory17Water Supply1940
Coon Creek #3LowFair16Irrigation1895
KendallLowNot Rated16Irrigation1926
Grove Creek #2LowSatisfactory16Irrigation1911
Grand Mesa #9LowFair15Irrigation1904
Fred DecampLowSatisfactory15Irrigation1931
Mesa Creek #2LowSatisfactory15Recreation1926
Grand Valley Diversion DamLowNot Available141916
CasementLowFair13Irrigation2007
Bull Creek #1LowNot Rated13Irrigation1895
RedlandsLowSatisfactory13Irrigation1917
Lost LakeLowFair12Irrigation1922
Scales #1 (lower)LowNot Rated12Irrigation1959
Coon Creek #2LowNot Rated12Irrigation1900
Bull Creek #2LowNot Rated11Irrigation1895
Long SloughLowNot Rated11Irrigation1912
ChambersLowNot Rated10Irrigation1903
Scales #3 (upper)LowNot Rated9Irrigation1969
JensenLowNot Rated7Irrigation1913