Colorado Dams

1,962 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

1,962

High Hazard

451

23%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

119

Average Age

84 yrs

Hazard Classification

High451 (23.0%)
Significant294 (15.0%)
Low1,217 (62.0%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory691 (35.2%)
Fair533 (27.2%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory119 (6.1%)
Not Rated619 (31.5%)

Federal

141

State

80

Local

416

Private

1,221

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Colorado

Showing 351375 of 533

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Mc Lellan

Arapahoe County

1251964HighFair
Mcmahon #2

Grand County

481913SignificantFair
Mc Reynolds

Teller County

621903HighFair
Mead

Weld County

18LowFair
Meadow Creek

Garfield County

771958HighFair
Meadow Lake

Larimer County

371957LowFair
Meek

Montrose County

271947LowFair
Memorial Dam

Denver County

551983SignificantFair
Meridian Lake Park #1

Gunnison County

781980SignificantFair
Mesa

Boulder County

221907LowFair
Mesa Creek #1

Mesa County

251893SignificantFair
Mesa Creek #3

Mesa County

231890SignificantFair
Mesa Creek #4

Mesa County

231892SignificantFair
Mesa Park

Boulder County

251907HighFair
Mexican Creek

Jackson County

171967LowFair
Michaelson #1

Mesa County

221926LowFair
Middle Canyon Creek

Mesa County

281980LowFair
Million Dollar

Douglas County

101984SignificantFair
Millspaugh

Moffat County

311948LowFair
Minkler, Eldon Det. #1

El Paso County

241970LowFair
Mole-Richardson #2

Mesa County

401973LowFair
Monument

Gunnison County

761889HighFair
Monument #1

Mesa County

351960SignificantFair
Monument #2

Mesa County

201954LowFair
Monument Lake

Las Animas County

341935HighFair
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.